New Oligocene Pseudocrenilabrinae cichlid fishes (Teleostei, Cichlidae) from freshwater deposits of Libya

0556472 - GLÚ 2023 RIV GB eng J - Journal Article
Přikryl, Tomáš - Kaur, J. - Murray, A. M.
New Oligocene Pseudocrenilabrinae cichlid fishes (Teleostei, Cichlidae) from freshwater deposits of Libya.
Journal of Systematic Palaeontology. Roč. 19, č. 19 (2021), s. 1343-1366. ISSN 1477-2019. E-ISSN 1478-0941
Institutional support: RVO:67985831
Keywords : Palaeogene * North Africa * Cichlidae * Heterochromini * Tylochrominifossil fish
OECD category: Paleontology
Impact factor: 3.152, year: 2021
Method of publishing: Limited access
https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14772019.2022.2033861

Two species of fossil cichlid are described from Oligocene deposits of Libya. One is formally described as Libyachromis fugacior gen. et sp. nov. This species is considered to be the sister group to most of the remaining members of the African subfamily Pseudocrenilabrinae, perhaps close to Heterochromis, and is characterized by two predorsal bones, dorsal fin with 12–14 spines and 9–12 rays, 24–28 vertebrae, cycloid scales present on body and head including cheek, and only unicuspid teeth present on the oral and pharyngeal jaws. The second fossil form is less complete, and so we do not formally name it, but it appears to be most closely related to Tylochromis, and thus we place it in the Tylochromini. These new fossils increase our understanding of the diversity of cichlid lineages in the Palaeogene. The unnamed fossil supports the presence of Tylochromini in the Eocene and Oligocene of North Africa, as was previously suggested by the remains of partial lower pharyngeal jaws from Egypt and Libya. The named fossil adds to the known diversity of early Cenozoic cichlids that document the presence of probably Heterochromini along with Tylochromini in North Africa.
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