Armigatus
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.
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| Fossil of Armigatus brevissimus from Lebanon | |
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| Order: | Ellimmichthyiformes † |
| Genus: | Armigatus † Grande, 1982 |
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.
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