Journal article
Beryciform-Like Fish Fossils (Teleostei: Acanthomorpha: Euacanthopterygii) from the Late Cretaceous - Early Tertiary of New Jersey
Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, v 158(1), pp 159-181
Apr 2009
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Abstract
Well-preserved fin spines, ornate opercular bones and thick ctenoid scales recovered from the unconsolidated marine sediments of the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary interval in Upper Freehold Township, New Jersey, USA derive from at least one species of enigmatic euacanthopterygian fish. Within this group the fossils are most similar to corresponding bones of some beryciforms. The fin spines are less than 1.5 cm long, have complex basal articulation structures, and a narrow posterior sulcus extending almost to the distal tip. Most spines have lateral grooves, and some have prominent anterior dentations. A few are attached to broadly keeled pterygiophores. Beryciforms and more basal clades of Acanthomorpha first appear in the Late Cretaceous. The New Jersey fossils may expand the known geographic distribution of beryciforms across the K/T boundary beyond the better known Late Cretaceous beryciforms from the Western Interior of North America, Europe, and the Middle East.
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- Title
- Beryciform-Like Fish Fossils (Teleostei: Acanthomorpha: Euacanthopterygii) from the Late Cretaceous - Early Tertiary of New Jersey
- Creators
- Martin A Becker - William Paterson UniversityJohn A Chamberlain - City University of New YorkJohn G Lundberg - Drexel UniversityWilliam J L'amoreaux - College of Staten IslandRebecca B Chamberlain - College of Staten IslandTodd M Holden - Queensborough Community College, CUNY
- Publication Details
- Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, v 158(1), pp 159-181
- Publisher
- Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia
- Number of pages
- 23
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000265344600008
- Other Identifier
- 991019335239004721
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