Batfishes from the Eocene of Monte Bolca

Batfishes of the family Ogcocephalidae are derived lophiiform fishes characterized by having a dorsoventrally depressed body and a distinctive series of morphological features. A new genus and species of batfish, Tarkus squirei gen. et sp. nov., is described from the Eocene (Ypresian) limestone of t...

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Published in:Geological magazine 2011-05, Vol.148 (3), p.461-472
Main Authors: CARNEVALE, GIORGIO, PIETSCH, THEODORE W.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Actinopterygii
anatomy
bones
Cenozoic
Chordata
Eocene
Europe
faunal studies
Fish
Fossils
Italy
Limestone
Monte Bolca Italy
Morphology
Ogcocephalidae
Osteichthyes
Paleobiology
paleoecology
paleoenvironment
Paleogene
paleogeography
Paleontology
Pisces
Shallow water
Southern Europe
Tarkus
Tarkus squirei
Taxonomy
Teeth
Teleostei
Tertiary
Tethys
Veneto Italy
Verona Italy
Vertebrata
vertebrate
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