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Miocene bristlemouths (Teleostei: Stomiiformes: Gonostomatidae) from the Makrilia Formation, Ierapetra, Crete
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SYSNO ASEP 0473704 Document Type J - Journal Article R&D Document Type Journal Article Subsidiary J Článek ve WOS Title Miocene bristlemouths (Teleostei: Stomiiformes: Gonostomatidae) from the Makrilia Formation, Ierapetra, Crete Author(s) Přikryl, Tomáš (GLU-S) RID, SAI, ORCID
Carnevale, G. (IT)Source Title Academie des Sciences. Comptes Rendus. Palevol. - : Elsevier Masson - ISSN 1631-0683
Roč. 16, č. 3 (2017), s. 266-277Number of pages 12 s. Publication form Online - E Language eng - English Country FR - France Keywords Teleostei ; Gonostomatidae ; Crete ; Neogene ; Tortonian ; Cyclothone gaudanti sp. nov. Subject RIV DB - Geology ; Mineralogy OECD category Paleontology Institutional support GLU-S - RVO:67985831 UT WOS 000398065300006 EID SCOPUS 85009787099 DOI 10.1016/j.crpv.2016.11.004 Annotation Bristlemouths of the genus Cyclothone are currently regarded as the most abundant vertebrates on Earth. The fossil record seems to suggest that these fishes diversified during the Miocene in the Pacific Ocean, but there is no evidence of their presence in the Miocene of the Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean basin. A new bristlemouth, Cyclothone gaudanti sp. nov. (Teleostei, Stomiiformes, Gonostomatidae), is described herein based on 16 specimens from the Upper Miocene Makrilia Formation (late Tortonian of Crete, Greece). The small sized species is characterized by light pigmentation, 30–31 (14–15 and 15–16) vertebrae, dorsal fin with 10–13 rays, anal fin with 10–14 rays, premaxilla bearing seven closely spaced teeth, maxilla with 42–55 teeth, epipleurals, and autogenous parhypural. The presence of epipleurals appears to be unique of this Miocene species, and the re-establishment of this ancestral character state may be possibly interpreted as related to a phylogenetic character reversal. Morphological and paleoecological considerations suggest that this species possibly inhabited the upper mesopelagic layer, at depths ranging from 2–300 and 500 meters. Workplace Institute of Geology Contact Jana Popelková, popelkova@gli.cas.cz, Sabina Janíčková, Tel.: 233 087 272 Year of Publishing 2018
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