Title
Cervifurca nasuta n. gen. et sp. : an interesting member of the Iniopterygidae (Subterbranchialia, Chondrichthyes) from the Pennsylvanian of Indiana, U.S.A
Title Variants
Alternative:
Cervifurca nasuta, new Iniopterygid from Indiana
Related Titles
Series:
Fieldiana, Geology, new ser., no. 35
Series:
Publication (Field Museum of Natural History), 1483
By
Zangerl, Rainer, 1912-2004
Field Museum of Natural History.
Type
Book
Material
Published material
Publication info
Chicago, Ill, Field Museum of Natural History, 1997
Notes
"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-).
Subjects
Cervifurca nasuta
,
Chondrichthyes, Fossil
,
Classification
,
Indiana
,
Iniopterygidae
,
Paleontology
,
Pennsylvanian
Language
English
Identifiers
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5962/bhl.title.3273
NAL:
500 C432G new ser. no.35
OCLC:
36722908
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