A new species of the deep-bodied actinopterygian Dapedium from the Middle Jurassic (Aalenian) of southwestern Germany

Dapedium is one of the most abundant and diverse genera of ganoid fishes from the Early Jurassic fossil lagerstätte of Europe. In spite of its abundance, however, its timing of extinction is poorly constrained, with the youngest described material being Early Jurassic in age. We describe new diagnos...

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Main Authors: Erin E. Maxwell, Adriana López-Arbarello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2018-06-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/5033.pdf