The first record ofPachyrhizodus caninusCope (Order Clupeiformes) from the Late Cretaceous of New Zealand
- 1 January 1983
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in New Zealand Journal of Geology and Geophysics
- Vol. 26 (1) , 109-119
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00288306.1983.10421527
Abstract
Disarticulated bones from a large fish of Piripauan-Haumurian age (Campanian-Maastrichtian; Late Cretaceous), are described as the first evidence of the family Pachyrhizodontidae in New Zealand. Comparisons of the jaws and teeth, vertebrae, ceratohyal, and fins are made with known Pachyrhizodus species and it is concluded that these represent the first example of P. caninus in the New Zealand fossil record.Keywords
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