New information on two Late Cretaceous (Turonian) fishes from Lac des Bois, Northwest Territories, Canada
Fishes from Turonian deposits at Lac des Bois, Northwest Territories, Canada, have previously been described based on material from calcareous mudstone concretions collected in 1969. A more recent collecting trip to the locality in 2010 led to the discovery of fossil fishes in a shale layer. These f...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:c8819fb9e13c40c49032118acac8aacf 2023-05-15T17:46:30+02:00 New information on two Late Cretaceous (Turonian) fishes from Lac des Bois, Northwest Territories, Canada Alison M Murray Stephen L Cumbaa 2015-02-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.18435/B5WC7X https://doaj.org/article/c8819fb9e13c40c49032118acac8aacf EN eng University of Alberta Libraries https://journals.library.ualberta.ca/vamp/index.php/VAMP/article/view/23280 https://doaj.org/toc/2292-1389 doi:10.18435/B5WC7X 2292-1389 https://doaj.org/article/c8819fb9e13c40c49032118acac8aacf Vertebrate Anatomy, Morphology, Palaeontology, Vol 1 (2015) Cretaceous Pachyrhizodontidae Euteleostei Paleontology QE701-760 Zoology QL1-991 article 2015 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.18435/B5WC7X 2022-12-31T02:49:24Z Fishes from Turonian deposits at Lac des Bois, Northwest Territories, Canada, have previously been described based on material from calcareous mudstone concretions collected in 1969. A more recent collecting trip to the locality in 2010 led to the discovery of fossil fishes in a shale layer. These fishes, preserved in a different manner from the earlier collections, provide new information and allow reinterpretations on two previously described fishes, Aquilopiscis wilsoni (Pachyrhizodontidae) and Avitosmerus canadensis (Euteleostei). Although the new material allows a better understanding of these two fishes, it does not change our ideas about their relationships. Avitosmerus canadensis remains in the Euteleostei with relationships uncertain, and Aquilopiscis wilsoni is confirmed as a member of the Pachyrhizodontidae. Article in Journal/Newspaper Northwest Territories Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Northwest Territories Canada Lac des Bois ENVELOPE(-125.152,-125.152,66.833,66.833) Vertebrate Anatomy Morphology Palaeontology 1 23 |
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Fishes from Turonian deposits at Lac des Bois, Northwest Territories, Canada, have previously been described based on material from calcareous mudstone concretions collected in 1969. A more recent collecting trip to the locality in 2010 led to the discovery of fossil fishes in a shale layer. These fishes, preserved in a different manner from the earlier collections, provide new information and allow reinterpretations on two previously described fishes, Aquilopiscis wilsoni (Pachyrhizodontidae) and Avitosmerus canadensis (Euteleostei). Although the new material allows a better understanding of these two fishes, it does not change our ideas about their relationships. Avitosmerus canadensis remains in the Euteleostei with relationships uncertain, and Aquilopiscis wilsoni is confirmed as a member of the Pachyrhizodontidae. |
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New information on two Late Cretaceous (Turonian) fishes from Lac des Bois, Northwest Territories, Canada |
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New information on two Late Cretaceous (Turonian) fishes from Lac des Bois, Northwest Territories, Canada |
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New information on two Late Cretaceous (Turonian) fishes from Lac des Bois, Northwest Territories, Canada |
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New information on two Late Cretaceous (Turonian) fishes from Lac des Bois, Northwest Territories, Canada |
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New information on two Late Cretaceous (Turonian) fishes from Lac des Bois, Northwest Territories, Canada |
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new information on two late cretaceous (turonian) fishes from lac des bois, northwest territories, canada |
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