Cervifurca nasuta n. gen. et sp. : an interesting member of the Iniopterygidae (Subterbranchialia, Chondrichthyes) from the Pennsylvanian of Indiana, U.S.A | Cervifurca nasuta, new Iniopterygid from Indiana
1997
Zangerl, Rainer,
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Bibliographic information
Fieldiana, Geology, new ser., no. 35
ISSN
0096-2651
Publication (Field Museum of Natural History), 1483
Publisher
Field Museum of Natural History
Other Subjects
Cervifurca nasuta; Pennsylvanian; Iniopterygidae
Language
English
Format
print
Note
"Accepted May 21, 1996. Published March 31, 1997."
A new member of the family Iniopterygidae from the Excello Shale (Carbondale Formation, Westphalian lower D, Pennsylvanian) of the Bethel Quarry, southern Pike County, Indiana, is described. This taxon is remarkable for its dorsoventrally flattened body habitus and probably (functionally) correlated enormous size of the pterygopodia, and for orbits that face dorsolaterad. The neurocranium is provided with very prominent nasal capsules, and the pelvic fins consist of a few very short and stout radials. Cervifurca nasuta was probably a member of the mobile benthos.
Fieldiana series has been published as Geological Series by Field Columbian Museum (1895-1909) and Field Museum of Natural History (1909-1943), and as Fieldiana: Geology by Chicago Natural History Museum (1945-1966) and Field Museum of Natural History (1966-).
Type
Book; Text
Corporate Author
Field Museum of Natural History.
2023-09-25
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