†Neilpeartia ceratoi, gen. et sp. nov., a new frogfish from the Eocene of Bolca, Italy. Issue 2 (3rd March 2020)
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- Title:
- †Neilpeartia ceratoi, gen. et sp. nov., a new frogfish from the Eocene of Bolca, Italy. Issue 2 (3rd March 2020)
- Main Title:
- †Neilpeartia ceratoi, gen. et sp. nov., a new frogfish from the Eocene of Bolca, Italy
- Authors:
- Carnevale, Giorgio
Pietsch, Theodore W.
Bonde, Niels
Leal, Maria E. C.
Marramà, Giuseppe - Abstract:
- ABSTRACT: † Neilpeartia ceratoi, gen. et sp. nov., a new antennariid frogfish, is described based on a single, well-preserved, articulated specimen from the Ypresian of Bolca, Italy. The morpho-anatomical analysis of this nicely preserved fossil reveals a series of features that unambiguously support its recognition as a new member of the lophiiform family Antennariidae, including body extensively covered with tiny, close-set, bifurcated dermal spinules, illicium considerably elongate and broadly spinulose in its lower portion, bulbous esca absent, endopterygoid, epural, and caudal peduncle present; caudal fin with nine branched rays, 19 vertebrae, 13 dorsal-fin rays, eight anal-fin rays, nine pectoral-fin rays, and five bifurcated pelvic-fin rays. † Neilpeartia, gen. nov., is assigned to the subfamily Antennariinae, and seems to form a sister pair with the extant genus Fowlerichthys, which in turn represents the sister clade to all the other antennariine taxa. Consequently, † Neilpeartia ceratoi, gen. et sp. nov., should be regarded as the oldest known unquestionable evidence of crown antennariids in the fossil record. Paleoecological and evolutionary implications are also discussed. http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:6EDE89ED-42EF-4E3C-9EA8-C217B9FC87D4 Citation for this article: Carnevale, G., T. W. Pietsch, N. Bonde, M. E. C. Leal, and G. Marramà. 2020. † Neilpeartia ceratoi, gen. et sp. nov., a new frogfish from the Eocene of Bolca, Italy. Journal of VertebrateABSTRACT: † Neilpeartia ceratoi, gen. et sp. nov., a new antennariid frogfish, is described based on a single, well-preserved, articulated specimen from the Ypresian of Bolca, Italy. The morpho-anatomical analysis of this nicely preserved fossil reveals a series of features that unambiguously support its recognition as a new member of the lophiiform family Antennariidae, including body extensively covered with tiny, close-set, bifurcated dermal spinules, illicium considerably elongate and broadly spinulose in its lower portion, bulbous esca absent, endopterygoid, epural, and caudal peduncle present; caudal fin with nine branched rays, 19 vertebrae, 13 dorsal-fin rays, eight anal-fin rays, nine pectoral-fin rays, and five bifurcated pelvic-fin rays. † Neilpeartia, gen. nov., is assigned to the subfamily Antennariinae, and seems to form a sister pair with the extant genus Fowlerichthys, which in turn represents the sister clade to all the other antennariine taxa. Consequently, † Neilpeartia ceratoi, gen. et sp. nov., should be regarded as the oldest known unquestionable evidence of crown antennariids in the fossil record. Paleoecological and evolutionary implications are also discussed. http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:6EDE89ED-42EF-4E3C-9EA8-C217B9FC87D4 Citation for this article: Carnevale, G., T. W. Pietsch, N. Bonde, M. E. C. Leal, and G. Marramà. 2020. † Neilpeartia ceratoi, gen. et sp. nov., a new frogfish from the Eocene of Bolca, Italy. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2020.1778711 . … (more)
- Is Part Of:
- Journal of vertebrate paleontology. Volume 40:Issue 2(2020)
- Journal:
- Journal of vertebrate paleontology
- Issue:
- Volume 40:Issue 2(2020)
- Issue Display:
- Volume 40, Issue 2 (2020)
- Year:
- 2020
- Volume:
- 40
- Issue:
- 2
- Issue Sort Value:
- 2020-0040-0002-0000
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- Publication Date:
- 2020-03-03
- Subjects:
- Vertebrates, Fossil -- Periodicals
Paleontology -- Periodicals
Vertébrés fossiles -- Périodiques
Paléontologie -- Périodiques
Paleozoölogie
Gewervelde dieren
566.05 - Journal URLs:
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http://www.jstor.org/journals/02724634.html ↗
http://www.tandfonline.com/loi/ujvp20 ↗
http://www.tandfonline.com/ ↗ - DOI:
- 10.1080/02724634.2020.1778711 ↗
- Languages:
- English
- ISSNs:
- 0272-4634
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