A NEW SPECIES OF <em>SAURICHTHYS</em> (ACTINOPTERYGII: SAURICHTYDAE) FROM THE MIDDLE TRIASSIC OF MONTE SAN GIORGIO

A NEW SPECIES OF <em>SAURICHTHYS</em> (ACTINOPTERYGII: SAURICHTYDAE) FROM THE MIDDLE TRIASSIC OF MONTE SAN GIORGIO

A new species of the actinopterygian fish genus Saurichthys is described on the basis of several specimens from the Sceltrich beds (Meride Limestone Formation) of the UNESCO World Heritage area of Monte San Giorgio. The new species shows among other characters, unsegmented lepidotrichia in all fins...

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Main Authors: SILVIO RENESTO, FABIO MAGNANI, RUDOLF STOCKAR
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Milano University Press 2021-02-01
Series:Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia
Subjects:
Saurichthys; Actinopterygii; Middle Triassic (Ladinian); Sceltrich beds; Meride Limestone; New species; Osteological description; Phylogeny; Paleoecology.
Online Access:https://riviste.unimi.it/index.php/RIPS/article/view/15143

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