Scale morphology and specialized dorsal scales of a new teleosteomorph fish from the Aptian of West Gondwana

Scales of a new species of Teleosteomorpha from the continental Aptian of the south of South America are studied. These neopterygians are from the La Cantera Formation in central Argentina, and were previously identified as Pholidophoriformes. They present ganoid scales; most of them are rhombic wit...

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Main Authors: P. G. Giordano, G. Arratia, H.-P. Schultze
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Copernicus Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Fossil Record
Online Access:http://www.foss-rec.net/19/61/2016/fr-19-61-2016.pdf