Armigatus
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| Genus: | Armigatus † Grande, 1982
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Armigatus is an extinct genus of clupeomorph fishes belonging to the order Ellimmichthyiformes. These fishes lived in the Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian / Turonian, about 95-90 million years ago); their fossil remains have been found in the Middle East and North Africa.
Etymology
The Latin genus name armigatus, means bearer of armor. Brevissimus signifies "shortest, smallest".
Description
Armigatus has an osteoglossid-like tooth patch, a large foramen in the anterior ceratohyal and a series of subtriangular dorsal scutes, giving rise to their scientific name.[1]
Bibliography
- Forey, P. L., L. Yi, C. Patterson, and C. E. Davies. 2003. Fossil fishes from the Cenomanian (Upper Cretaceous) of Namoura, Lebanon. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 1:227–330.
- Vernygora, O. and Murray, M. 2016. A New Species of Armigatus (Clupeomorpha, Ellimmichthyiformes) from the Late Cretaceous of Morocco, and Its Phylogenetic Relationships. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 36(1): e1031342
References
- ^ Grande, L., 1982: A revision of the fossil genus †Diplomystus, with comments on the interrelationships of clupeomorph fishes. American Museum Novitiates 2728: 1–34.