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

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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