48 Timothy S. Young and Joshua Laerm 



Family Ariidae 

 Ariidae gen. et sp. indet. 

 Material — Spine, UGAMNH2114-2116; cervical vertebrae, 

 UGAMNH2117, UGAMNH2118. 



Remarks — These specimens show the characters of the marine 

 catfishes, although species identification is not possible. 



Ariusfelis (Linnaeus) 

 Hardhead Catfish 

 Material— Spine, UGAMNH2091. 



Remarks — This spine compares well with the distinctive Arius 

 felis morphology. This species is restricted to saltwater and estuaries 

 (Hoese and Moore 1977, Lee et al. 1980). 



Order Salmoniformes 



Family Esocidae 



Esox sp. indet. 



Material— Right dentary, UGAMNH2101, left dentary 



UGAMNH2095, 2096, 2098-2100, 2102-2105; dentary, 



UGAMNH2097; parasphenoid, UGAMNH2106; pharyngeal grinding 



plates, UGAMNH2107, 2108. 



Remarks — These specimens closely resemble both E. americanus 

 Gmelin and E. niger Lesueur. Both are considered freshwater species 

 (Lee et al. 1980 et seq.) and occur in regional waters today. 



Order Perciformes 



Family Percichthyidae 



Morone saxatilis (Walbaum) 



Striped Bass 



Material— Right maxilla, UGAMNH2082; right premaxilla, 

 UGAMNH2083; right quadrate, UGAMNH2084, 2085; left quadrate, 

 UGAMNH2086; atlas, UGAMNH2087. 



Remarks — This material compares well with modern examples 

 of Morone saxatilis which occurs in both coastal saltwater and estuaries 

 (Hoese and Moore 1977, Lee et al. 1980). 



Family Sparidae 



Archosargus probatocephalus (Walbaum) 



Sheepshead 



Material — Right dentary, UGAMNH2079; left preoperculum, 

 UGAMNH2080; tooth, UGAMNH2081. 



Remarks — This material compares well with modern examples of 



