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The Compleat Mesoangler A Newsletter About Mesozoic Fishes Volume 11, Number 2 December 31, 2005 Spain and Mexico Mesozoic Fish Tales: Mesozoic Fishes Meetings News from Readers An intimate and highly successful meeting Ichthyodectiform theft (almost): Brian Lee of Mesozoic Fishes colleagues was held at Beatty was kind enough to post to vert paleo the Miraflores de la Sierra, near Madrid, Spain, in link to the latest on-line edition of PalArch at August of 2005. Titled the "Fourth International http://www.palarch.nl/Palaeontology/ Meeting on Mesozoic Fishes - Systematics, palaeontology.htm. [Editor note: issue no longer Homology, and Nomenclature," it was reported available; PalArch papers are available only for by attendees as an excellent event in a beautiful the first three months after publication] setting. Thanks go to Francisco Poyato-Ariza For those interested in such matters, check out and his colleagues for organizing the event. the paper on a new ichthyodectiform. The speci- A volume of extended abstracts was men was found in a trash heap and bearing crude published for the meeting, as hammer marks, both of which the authors cite as "Poyato-Ariza, F. J., Editor. 2005. Fourth evidence that the specimen was illegally col- International Meeting on Mesozoic Fishes – lected and later tossed. There’s a very nice color Systematics, Homology, and Nomenclature, photo of the specimen showing the hammer Miraflorez de la Sierra, Madrid, Spain. marks. Dan Chure <[email protected]> Extended Abstracts. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, Spain." Meanwhile, authors have been submitting their manuscripts for full papers in the Mesozoic New Members Fishes series of books under the chief editorship of Gloria Arratia, to be published by Dr. Bermúdez Rochas, David Didier Museo Friedrich Pfeil, Munich, Germany. Geominero (IGME), Ríos Rosas 23, 28003 Madrid, Spain Telephone: 913495789 Email: The next meeting of the Mesozoic Fishes [email protected] group will be held in Mexico, organized by Interests: I’m just beginning my PhD in Rosario Gómez of the Secretaría de Educación Mesozoic fishes, so I would appreciate receiving Pública del Estado de Coahuila (S.E.P.C.) and any papers related to this subject. Thank you Museo del Desierto de Coahuila (MUDE), very much in advance. Mexico. Huff, Chris 1008 Minturn Lane, Austin, Texas 78748-6409 USA Shelton P. Applegate 1928-2005 Telephone: 512-280- 7473 Email: Shelly Applegate, shark researcher and member [email protected] of the Mesozoic Fishes group, died in Washing- Interests: I am ton, D.C., on August 20, 2005, after a lengthy interested in illness. Born Nov. 24, 1928, Shelly will be Mesozoic sharks and especially remembered for his gregarious per- tooth replacement in sonality and his contributions to vertebrate living sharks. paleontology in México, and will be greatly missed by his colleagues and former students. White, Augustus 1 Augustus Thorburn White 5447 Jackwood, Email: [email protected] Houston, Texas 77096-1237 USA Tel- Williams, Robert R. G. Unit 15, 170 Cathcart ephone:713-667-7343 Fax: 1-832-202-2313 url: Street, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 5B9 Canada http://www.palaeos.com/ Email: Telephone: 613-241-7724 Email: [email protected] [email protected] Interests:I own a large, relatively popular (4000+ visitors per day) amateur website de- Whitenack, Lisa Email: voted to paleontology and related matters. The [email protected]. emphasis is on vertebrate paleo. I, and some- times others, write short articles for the site, usually of a moderately technical nature, based on the primary literature. I’m currently trying to give more coverage to Neopterygii and basal Squish Fisch Fiche: teleosts. Recent Publications Address Updates Aguillón-Martínez, M.C. 2005. Preliminiary report on fossil fishes from the Cerro del Arratia, Gloria Division of Ichthyology, Natu- Pueblo Formation, late Campanian, Coahuila, ral History Museum Univ. KS, 1345 Jayhawk Mexico; p. 19 in Poyato-Ariza, F. J. (editor). Blvd., Lawrence, Kansas, 66045-7561 USA Extended Abstracts. Fourth International Meet- email: [email protected] ing on Mesozoic Fishes - Systematics, Homol- Bonde, Niels [email protected] ogy, and Nomenclature.Ediciones Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 310 pp. Chanet, Bruno c/o Claude Guintard, Laboratoire d’Anatomie Compareé, Ecole Amaral, C.R.L., & Brito, P.M. 2005. Nationale Vétérinaire de Nantes, Route de Redescription of Dastilbe (Teleostei: Gachet, BP 40 706, 44307 Nantes cedex 03 Gonorynchiformes) from the Early Cretaceous France Email: [email protected] of Western Gondwana; p. 21 in Poyato-Ariza, Cuny, Gilles [email protected] F.J. (editor). Fourth International Meeting on Mesozoic Fishes - Systematics, Homology, and Fishman-Armstrong, Susan Laboratory Coor- Nomenclature.Ediciones Universidad Autónoma dinator; Antonio J. Waring, Jr. Archaeological de Madrid, 310 pp. Laboratory; University of West Georgia; Carrollton, Georgia 30118 Telephone: 678-839- Arratia, G. 2005. The caudal fin of 6303; FAX: 678-839-6306 Email: “pholidophoriforms” and comparison with other [email protected]. url: www.westga.edu/ Actinopterygians; p. 23 in Poyato-Ariza, F.J. ~ajwlab/ (editor). Fourth International Meeting on Hilton, Eric Department of Geology, Field Mesozoic Fishes - Systematics, Homology, and Museum of Natural History, Chicago, Illinois, Nomenclature. Ediciones Universidad 60605-2496 USA email: Autónoma de Madrid, 310 pp. [email protected] Arratia, G. 2005. Axial skeleton and associated Kriwet, Jürgin [email protected] elements: homologization and nomenclature of Mutter, Raoul Josua The Natural History certain structures; pp. 25-26 in Poyato-Ariza, Museum, Department of Palaeontology - PA F.J. (editor). Fourth International Meeting on 118, Cromwell Road, London, England, SW7 Mesozoic Fishes - Systematics, Homology, and 5BD United Kingdom FAX: 0044 (0)207 942 Nomenclature. Ediciones Universidad 5546 Telephone: 0044 (0)207 942 6061 Email: Autónoma de Madrid, 310 pp. [email protected] Arratia, G. 2005. The so-called earliest teleosts, Schultze, Hans-Peter Division of Vertebrate with special reference to Triassic and Jurassic Paleontology, Natural History Museum, Univ. of “Pholidophoriforms”; pp. 27-28 in Poyato- Kansas, 1345 Jayhawk Blvd., Lawrence, Kan- Ariza, F.J. (editor). Fourth International Meet- sas, 66045-7561 USA email: [email protected] ing on Mesozoic Fishes - Systematics, Homol- Siverson, Mikael 7 Stewart Street, Mosman ogy, and Nomenclature. Ediciones Universidad Park, WA 6012 Western Australia, Australia 2 Autónoma de Madrid, 310 pp. on Mesozoic Fishes - Systematics, Homology, and Nomenclature. Ediciones Universidad Ashworth, A.C. 2004. Eastern North Dakota Autónoma de Madrid, 310 pp. Field Course 2004. Geology 304. North Dakota State University, Fargo, North Dakota. 53 pp. Bürgin, T. 2005. The genus Luganoia Brough 1939 (Perleidiformes) from the Middle Triassic: Bannikov, A.F., & Sorbini, C. 2005. A new a mosaic of characters in a stem-group beryciform genus and family from the Neopterygian; pp. 51-53 in Poyato-Ariza, F.J. Cenomanian of Hajula (Lebanon); pp. 29-32 in (editor). Fourth International Meeting on Poyato-Ariza, F.J. (editor). Fourth International Mesozoic Fishes - Systematics, Homology, and Meeting on Mesozoic Fishes - Systematics, Nomenclature. Ediciones Universidad Homology, and Nomenclature. Ediciones Autónoma de Madrid, 310 pp. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 310 pp. Bürgin, T. 2005. New actinopterygian fishes Bean, L. 2005. Late Jurassic fishes of the from the Upper Triassic of Western Austria; pp. Talbragar fish bed, N.S.W., Australia; pp. 33-35 55-57 in Poyato-Ariza, F.J. (editor). Fourth in Poyato-Ariza, F.J. (editor). Fourth Interna- International Meeting on Mesozoic Fishes - tional Meeting on Mesozoic Fishes - Systemat- Systematics, Homology, and Nomenclature. ics, Homology, and Nomenclature. Ediciones Ediciones Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 310 pp. 310 pp. Beeson, E.R., & Shimada, K. 2004. Verte- Bürgin, T., Eichenberger, U., Furrer, H., & brates from a unique bonebed of the Upper Tschanz, K. 1991. Die Prosanto-Formation - Cretaceous Niobrara Chalk, western Kansas. eine fischreiche Fossil-Lagerstatte in der Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 24(3, Mitteltrias der Silvretta-Decke Supplement):37A (KantonGraubünden, Schweiz). Ecologae geol. Helv. 84(3):921-990. Bellwood, D., & Hoey, A. 2004. Feeding in Mesozic Fishes, a functional perspective; pp. Burris, J.H. 2001. Reworked Cretaceous 639-649 in Arratia, G., & Tintori, A. Mesozoic elasmobranch teeth and provenance of the Fishes 3—Systematics, Paleoenvironments and Paleocene Hanna Formation (Hanna Basin, Biodiversity. Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil, Munich, Wyoming. Rocky Mountain Geology 36(1):37- 649 pp. 48. Blanco-Piñón, A., & Alvarado-Ortega, J. Cavin, L., & Forey, L. 2005. New teleost 2005. Fishes from La Mula Quarries, a new Late remains from the mid-Cretaceous Kem Kem Cretaceous locaility from the vicinity of Beds, Southern Morocco; pp. 65-66 in Poyato- Múzquiz, Coahuila, NE Mexico; pp. 37-41 in Ariza, F.J. (editor). Fourth International Meeting Poyato-Ariza, F.J. (editor). Fourth International on Mesozoic Fishes - Systematics, Homology, Meeting on Mesozoic Fishes - Systematics, and Nomenclature. Ediciones Universidad Homology, and Nomenclature. Ediciones Autónoma de Madrid, 310 pp. Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, 310 pp. Cavin, L., Jurkovsek, B., & Kolar-Jurkovsek, Blanco-Piñón, A., & Alvarado-Ortega, J. T. 2005. Mid-Cretaceous fish assemblages
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    Giant Mesozoic Coelacanths (Osteichthyes, Actinistia) Reveal High Body Size Disparity Decoupled From Taxic Diversity Lionel Cavin ( [email protected] ) Natural History Museum of Geneva André Piuz Natural History Museum of Geneva Christophe Ferrante Natural History Museum of Geneva Guillaume Guinot Institut des Sciences de l'Evolution de Montpellier Research Article Keywords: morphological evolution, taxic diversication, Genomic and physiological characteristics Posted Date: March 2nd, 2021 DOI: https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-245480/v1 License: This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Read Full License 1 2 Giant Mesozoic coelacanths (Osteichthyes, Actinistia) reveal high 3 body size disparity decoupled from taxic diversity 4 5 Lionel Cavin1*, André Piuz1, Christophe Ferrante1,2 & Guillaume Guinot3 6 7 8 1 Department of Geology and Palaeontology, Natural History Museum of Geneva, Geneva, 9 Switzerland 10 2 Department of Earth Sciences, University of Geneva, Rue des Maraîchais 13, 1205 Genève, 11 Switzerland 12 3 Institut des Sciences de l’Evolution de Montpellier (Université de Montpellier, CNRS, IRD, 13 EPHE), Montpellier, France 14 15 * Corresponding author 16 Email: [email protected] 17 1 18 Abstract 19 20 The positive correlation between speciation rates and morphological evolution expressed by 21 body size is a macroevolutionary trait of vertebrates. Although taxic diversification and 22 morphological evolution are slow in coelacanths, their fossil record indicates that large and 23 small species coexisted, which calls into question the link between morphological and body 24 size disparities. Here, we describe and reassess fossils of giant coelacanths. Two genera 25 reached up to 5 meters long, placing them among the ten largest bony fish that ever lived.
  • A Hiatus Obscures the Early Evolution of Modern Lineages of Bony Fishes

    A Hiatus Obscures the Early Evolution of Modern Lineages of Bony Fishes

    Zurich Open Repository and Archive University of Zurich Main Library Strickhofstrasse 39 CH-8057 Zurich www.zora.uzh.ch Year: 2021 A Hiatus Obscures the Early Evolution of Modern Lineages of Bony Fishes Romano, Carlo Abstract: About half of all vertebrate species today are ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii), and nearly all of them belong to the Neopterygii (modern ray-fins). The oldest unequivocal neopterygian fossils are known from the Early Triassic. They appear during a time when global fish faunas consisted of mostly cosmopolitan taxa, and contemporary bony fishes belonged mainly to non-neopterygian (“pale- opterygian”) lineages. In the Middle Triassic (Pelsonian substage and later), less than 10 myrs (million years) after the Permian-Triassic boundary mass extinction event (PTBME), neopterygians were already species-rich and trophically diverse, and bony fish faunas were more regionally differentiated compared to the Early Triassic. Still little is known about the early evolution of neopterygians leading up to this first diversity peak. A major factor limiting our understanding of this “Triassic revolution” isaninter- val marked by a very poor fossil record, overlapping with the Spathian (late Olenekian, Early Triassic), Aegean (Early Anisian, Middle Triassic), and Bithynian (early Middle Anisian) substages. Here, I review the fossil record of Early and Middle Triassic marine bony fishes (Actinistia and Actinopterygii) at the substage-level in order to evaluate the impact of this hiatus–named herein the Spathian–Bithynian gap (SBG)–on our understanding of their diversification after the largest mass extinction event of the past. I propose three hypotheses: 1) the SSBE hypothesis, suggesting that most of the Middle Triassic diver- sity appeared in the aftermath of the Smithian-Spathian boundary extinction (SSBE; ฀2 myrs after the PTBME), 2) the Pelsonian explosion hypothesis, which states that most of the Middle Triassic ichthyo- diversity is the result of a radiation event in the Pelsonian, and 3) the gradual replacement hypothesis, i.e.
  • Transfer of Type Specimens of Fossil Fishes to the Bavarian State Collection for Palaeontology and Geology with Some Notes on Their History of Research

    Transfer of Type Specimens of Fossil Fishes to the Bavarian State Collection for Palaeontology and Geology with Some Notes on Their History of Research

    53 he A Rei Series A/ Zitteliana An International Journal of Palaeontology and Geobiology Series A /Reihe A Mitteilungen der Bayerischen Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie 53 An International Journal of Palaeontology and Geobiology München 2013 Zitteliana Zitteliana A 53 (2013) 169 Transfer of type specimens of fossil fishes to the Bavarian State Collection for Palaeontology and Geology with some notes on their history of research Markus Moser Zitteliana A 53, 169 – 177 München, 31.12.2013 Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns, Bayerische Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie, Richard-Wagner-Str. 10, D-80333 Munich, Germany Manuscript received 13.12.2013; revision E-mail: [email protected] accepted 31.12.2013 ISSN 1612 - 412X Abstract Recent acquisitions to the Bavarian State Collection for Palaeontology and Geology comprise part of the palaeontological collections of the former Heimatmuseum Bad Windsheim and the former Institute of Palaeontology and Geology at the University of Würzburg. Among the specimens are the holotypes of three fishes, Aphelolepis delpi Heller, 1953, Crenilepis sandbergeri Dames, 1888 and Coelacanthus giganteus Winkler, 1880. The type specimen of Crenilepis sandbergeri erroneously has been reported as being lost, while Coelacanthus giganteus has been regarded even as a nomen nudum. Crenilepis Dames is shown to be nomenclaturally valid, while „Crenilepis Reis, 1887“ is not available, „Crenolepis Carus 1888“ is a misspelling, and „Crenilepoides Strand, 1929“ is an unjustified replacement name. Key words: type specimens, Aphelolepis delpi, Crenilepis sandbergeri, Coelacanthus giganteus, Ceratodus, Middle Triassic Zusammenfassung Neuere Zuwächse der Bayerischen Staatssammlung für Paläontologie und Geologie umfassen Teile der paläontologischen Samm- lungen des früheren Heimatmuseums Bad Windsheim und des früheren Instituts für Paläontologie und Geologie der Universität Würzburg.