A REAPPRAISAL OF THE ITALIAN RECORD OF THE CRETACEOUS PACHYCORMID FISH <em>PROTOSPHYRAENA</em> LEIDY, 1857

A REAPPRAISAL OF THE ITALIAN RECORD OF THE CRETACEOUS PACHYCORMID FISH <em>PROTOSPHYRAENA</em> LEIDY, 1857

The genus Protosphyraena is known mainly from partial remains, consisting of isolated blade-like teeth, conical rostra and scythe-like pectoral fins. This paper provides a new insight into partial specimens of the genus Protosphyraena from the Cretaceous of NE Italy, housed in historical collections...

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Main Authors: JACOPO AMALFITANO, LUCA GIUSBERTI, ELIANA FORNACIARI, GIORGIO CARNEVALE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Milano University Press 2017-08-01
Series:Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia
Subjects:
Bony fishes
Pachycormiformes
Historical collections
Southern Europe.
Online Access:https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/RIPS/article/view/9086

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