At the crossroads: early Miocene marine fishes of the proto-Mediterranean Sea
<p>Connectivity and climate control fish distribution today as well as in the geological past. We present here the Aquitanian (early Miocene) marine fish of the Mesohellenic Basin, a restricted basin at the border between the proto-Mediterranean and Paratethyan seas. Based on fish otoliths, we...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Copernicus Publications
2021-07-01
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| Series: | Fossil Record |
| Online Access: | https://fr.copernicus.org/articles/24/233/2021/fr-24-233-2021.pdf |
| Summary: | <p>Connectivity and climate control fish distribution today
as well as in the geological past. We present here the Aquitanian (early
Miocene) marine fish of the Mesohellenic Basin, a restricted basin at the
border between the proto-Mediterranean and Paratethyan seas. Based on fish
otoliths, we were able to identify 19 species from 17 genera, including two
new species: <i>Ariosoma mesohellenica</i> and <i>Gnathophis elongatus</i>. This fish assemblage, in conjunction with the
accompanying molluscan assemblage, indicates a variable shelf
paleoenvironment with easy access to the open ocean. Although available data
on the Indo-Pacific fishes of the early Miocene are very limited, the fish
fauna of the Mesohellenic Basin has many elements in common with the North
Sea, the NE Atlantic, and the Paratethys.</p> |
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| ISSN: | 2193-0066 2193-0074 |