Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Language: Английский
RIVISTA ITALIANA DI PALEONTOLOGIA E STRATIGRAFIA, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: 130(2)
Published: July 16, 2024
Large and diverse Eocene otolith assemblages have been described from the US Gulf Atlantic coastal plains, various basins in Europe, New Zealand. Here we a highly association middle (Lutetian Bartonian) strata of southern California, San Diego County, which was retrieved heritage John E. Fitch (1918-1982) archives Ichthyology Department Natural History Museum Los Angeles Angeles, Califronia. The collection represents first assemblage Northeastern Pacific stems two localities: Ardath Shale at Black’s Beach Torrey Pines Park just south Canyon Road north Salk Fault on shore face, MissionValley Formation west-facing graded hill east Miramar Water Treatment Plant near Reservoir. deposited deep shelf continental slope while Mission Valley represent an inland, nearshore environment during times maximum transgression. A total more than15,000 otoliths were found representing 96 species 53 are as new 12 remain open nomenclature. fauna is distinctly richer containing 88 one Reservoir site yielded 38 species. low diversity thought to be related shallow-water it whereas high reflects mixture bathyal fishes. In addition, 24 otolith-based genera established, four category “incertae sedis”. Furthermore, five comparative Coast Lutetian Balegem Belgium. fish California assessed for its paleoecological, paleobiogeographic evolutionary significance. Particular emphasis directed towards elucidation evolution early Ophidiiformes, Paleogene predominantly adapted warm, clastic environments there competing abundance with other percomorphs (e.g., perciforms s.l.). warm paleobioprovince proposed Californian not today’s endemic Northwest along regime cold-water Current.
Language: Английский
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Geobios, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: unknown
Published: May 1, 2025
Language: Английский
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Published: Jan. 1, 2024
Language: Английский
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