First Aspidorhynchidae (Pisces: Teleostei) from Antarctica
A new fossil teleost, belonging to the family Aspidorhynchidae Nicholson & Lydekker, Aspidorhynchus antarcticus sp. nov., was obtained from a block of reworked Upper Jurassic tuffaceous mudstone in the lower (Albian) part of the mid-Cretaceous Whisky Bay Formation of James Ross Island, Antarctic...
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ftnerc:oai:nora.nerc.ac.uk:521321 2023-05-15T13:49:35+02:00 First Aspidorhynchidae (Pisces: Teleostei) from Antarctica Richter, Martha Thomson, M.R.A. 1989-03 http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/521321/ https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102089000106 unknown Cambridge University Press Richter, Martha; Thomson, M.R.A. 1989 First Aspidorhynchidae (Pisces: Teleostei) from Antarctica. Antarctic Science, 1 (01). 57-64. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102089000106 <https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102089000106> Publication - Article PeerReviewed 1989 ftnerc https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102089000106 2023-02-04T19:47:17Z A new fossil teleost, belonging to the family Aspidorhynchidae Nicholson & Lydekker, Aspidorhynchus antarcticus sp. nov., was obtained from a block of reworked Upper Jurassic tuffaceous mudstone in the lower (Albian) part of the mid-Cretaceous Whisky Bay Formation of James Ross Island, Antarctic Peninsula. Additional material, assignable to Aspidorhynchus sp., was collected from in situ Upper Jurassic marine rocks (Nordenskjöld Formation) at Longing Gap, northern Antarctic Peninsula. Not only is this the first reported occurrence of the family from Antarctica, it is also the first unequivocal record of Aspidorhynchus outside Europe; prior to this discovery, the genus had only been reported with certainty in marine deposits from the Middle Jurassic to Lower Cretaceous of England, France and Germany. This is the earliest neopterygian fish so far recovered from marine rocks in the Antarctic. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Antarctic Science Antarctica antarcticus James Ross Island Ross Island Natural Environment Research Council: NERC Open Research Archive Antarctic The Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Ross Island Nicholson ENVELOPE(78.236,78.236,-68.612,-68.612) Nordenskjöld ENVELOPE(-60.583,-60.583,-64.667,-64.667) Whisky Bay ENVELOPE(-58.134,-58.134,-63.889,-63.889) Longing Gap ENVELOPE(-58.967,-58.967,-64.427,-64.427) Antarctic Science 1 1 57 64 |
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A new fossil teleost, belonging to the family Aspidorhynchidae Nicholson & Lydekker, Aspidorhynchus antarcticus sp. nov., was obtained from a block of reworked Upper Jurassic tuffaceous mudstone in the lower (Albian) part of the mid-Cretaceous Whisky Bay Formation of James Ross Island, Antarctic Peninsula. Additional material, assignable to Aspidorhynchus sp., was collected from in situ Upper Jurassic marine rocks (Nordenskjöld Formation) at Longing Gap, northern Antarctic Peninsula. Not only is this the first reported occurrence of the family from Antarctica, it is also the first unequivocal record of Aspidorhynchus outside Europe; prior to this discovery, the genus had only been reported with certainty in marine deposits from the Middle Jurassic to Lower Cretaceous of England, France and Germany. This is the earliest neopterygian fish so far recovered from marine rocks in the Antarctic. |
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Richter, Martha Thomson, M.R.A. First Aspidorhynchidae (Pisces: Teleostei) from Antarctica |
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Richter, Martha Thomson, M.R.A. |
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Richter, Martha |
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First Aspidorhynchidae (Pisces: Teleostei) from Antarctica |
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First Aspidorhynchidae (Pisces: Teleostei) from Antarctica |
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First Aspidorhynchidae (Pisces: Teleostei) from Antarctica |
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First Aspidorhynchidae (Pisces: Teleostei) from Antarctica |
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First Aspidorhynchidae (Pisces: Teleostei) from Antarctica |
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first aspidorhynchidae (pisces: teleostei) from antarctica |
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Cambridge University Press |
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1989 |
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http://nora.nerc.ac.uk/id/eprint/521321/ https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102089000106 |
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ENVELOPE(78.236,78.236,-68.612,-68.612) ENVELOPE(-60.583,-60.583,-64.667,-64.667) ENVELOPE(-58.134,-58.134,-63.889,-63.889) ENVELOPE(-58.967,-58.967,-64.427,-64.427) |
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Antarctic The Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Ross Island Nicholson Nordenskjöld Whisky Bay Longing Gap |
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Antarctic The Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Ross Island Nicholson Nordenskjöld Whisky Bay Longing Gap |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Antarctic Science Antarctica antarcticus James Ross Island Ross Island |
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Antarc* Antarctic Antarctic Peninsula Antarctic Science Antarctica antarcticus James Ross Island Ross Island |
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Richter, Martha; Thomson, M.R.A. 1989 First Aspidorhynchidae (Pisces: Teleostei) from Antarctica. Antarctic Science, 1 (01). 57-64. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102089000106 <https://doi.org/10.1017/S0954102089000106> |
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