A high latitude Devonian lungfish, from the Famennian of South Africa
New fossil lungfish remains comprising two parasphenoids, tooth plates and scales from the Famennian Witpoort Formation of South Africa are described. From the parasphenoid material, which bears similarity to Oervigia and Sagenodus but is nevertheless unique, a new genus, Isityumzi mlomomde gen. et...
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| description | New fossil lungfish remains comprising two parasphenoids, tooth plates and scales from the Famennian Witpoort Formation of South Africa are described. From the parasphenoid material, which bears similarity to Oervigia and Sagenodus but is nevertheless unique, a new genus, Isityumzi mlomomde gen. et sp. nov. is erected. Tooth plates and scales from the same locality may be conspecific but are not yet assigned until further material becomes available. The tooth plates closely resemble those of some taxa in the Carboniferous genus Ctenodus. The new taxon is significant as only the second Devonian lungfish described from the African continent, and for hailing from the high-latitude (polar) Waterloo Farm environment situated close to 70° south during the Famennian. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6ba8c7585be0473ea9920548fd3c307a2023-12-03T09:55:34ZengPeerJ Inc.PeerJ2167-83592019-12-017e807310.7717/peerj.8073A high latitude Devonian lungfish, from the Famennian of South AfricaRobert W. Gess0Alice M. Clement1Geology Department, Rhodes University, Makhanda/Grahamstown, South AfricaCollege of Science and Engineering, Flinders University, Adelaide, SA, AustraliaNew fossil lungfish remains comprising two parasphenoids, tooth plates and scales from the Famennian Witpoort Formation of South Africa are described. From the parasphenoid material, which bears similarity to Oervigia and Sagenodus but is nevertheless unique, a new genus, Isityumzi mlomomde gen. et sp. nov. is erected. Tooth plates and scales from the same locality may be conspecific but are not yet assigned until further material becomes available. The tooth plates closely resemble those of some taxa in the Carboniferous genus Ctenodus. The new taxon is significant as only the second Devonian lungfish described from the African continent, and for hailing from the high-latitude (polar) Waterloo Farm environment situated close to 70° south during the Famennian.https://peerj.com/articles/8073.pdfWaterloo farmWitpoort formationDipnoiFamennianSouth AfricaWestern Gondwana |
| spellingShingle | Robert W. Gess Alice M. Clement A high latitude Devonian lungfish, from the Famennian of South Africa PeerJ Waterloo farm Witpoort formation Dipnoi Famennian South Africa Western Gondwana |
| title | A high latitude Devonian lungfish, from the Famennian of South Africa |
| title_full | A high latitude Devonian lungfish, from the Famennian of South Africa |
| title_fullStr | A high latitude Devonian lungfish, from the Famennian of South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | A high latitude Devonian lungfish, from the Famennian of South Africa |
| title_short | A high latitude Devonian lungfish, from the Famennian of South Africa |
| title_sort | high latitude devonian lungfish from the famennian of south africa |
| topic | Waterloo farm Witpoort formation Dipnoi Famennian South Africa Western Gondwana |
| url | https://peerj.com/articles/8073.pdf |
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