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Concavotectum
''Concavotectum'' is an extinct genus of tselfatiiformes, tselfatiiforme bony fish that lived during the Cenomanian in Morocco and possibly Egypt. It was discovered and named in 2008 and is known from a single well preserved hand-sized skull and a few isolated vertebrae discovered in the Kem Kem Group (Gara Sbaa Formation). The type species, ''C. moroccensis'', was named in 2008''Mesozoic Fishes 4'' (2008) - Homology and Phylogeny, Chapter: A new tselfatiiform teleost from the Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian) of the Kem Kem beds, Southern Morocco, Publisher: Verlag Dr. F. Pfeil, Editors: Gloria Arratia, Hasn-Peter Schiultze, Mark V. H. Wilson, pp.199-216 and described in 2010.Cavin L, Tong H, Boudad L, Meister C, Piuz A, Tabouelle J, et al. (2010) Vertebrate assemblages from the early Late Cretaceous of southeastern Morocco: An overview. Journal of African Earth Sciences Geological Society of Africa Presidential Review No 16 57: 391–412. A possible second and third specimen, found ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paranogmius
''Paranogmius'' is an extinct genus of prehistoric bony fish that lived during the Cenomanian. It is known from only 2 partial skulls and several dorsal vertebrae discovered in the Bahariya Formation that was destroyed during World War II.Weiler, W. (1935)Ergebnisse der Forschungsreisen Prof. Stromers in den Wusten Aegyptens. II. Wirbeltierreste der Baharije-Stufe (unterstes Cenoman). 16. Neue Untersuchungen an den Fischresten.''Abhandlungen der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Abteilung'', ''32'', pls-1. Since then, no more fossils have been discovered. It may have been up to 3 meters (10 feet) long.Taverne, L. (2003)Redescription critique des genres Thryptodus, Pseudothryptodus et Paranogmius, poissons marins (Teleostei, Tselfatiiformes) du Crétacé supérieur des États-Unis, d'Egypte et de Libye ''Belgian Journal of Zoology'', ''133''(2), 163-174. Discovery and history The first and only remains of ''Paranogmius'' were discovered ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |