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Osteology and relationships of Rhinopycnodus gabriellae gen. et sp. nov. (Pycnodontiformes) from the marine Late Cretaceous of Lebanon

Louis TAVERNE & Luigi CAPASSO

en European Journal of Taxonomy 2013 (67) - Pages 1-14 (EJT-67)

Published on 04 December 2013

The osteology of Rhinopycnodus gabriellae gen. and sp. nov., a pycnodontiform fish from the marine Cenomanian (Late Cretaceous) of Lebanon, is studied in detail. This new fossil genus belongs to the family Pycnodontidae, as shown by the presence of a posterior brush-like process on its parietal. Its long and broad premaxilla, bearing one short and very broad tooth is the principal autapomorphy of this fish. Within the phylogeny of Pycnodontidae, Rhinopycnodus occupies an intermediate position between Ocloedus and Tepexichthys.


Keywords:

Pycnodontidae, Rhinopycnodus gabriellae gen. et sp. nov., osteology, relationships, Cretaceous, Lebanon.

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