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Anatomical Differentiation of Isolated Scales of Amiiform Fishes (Amiiformes, Actinopterygii) from the Early Cretaceous of Las H Published in "Comptes Rendus Palevol 16(3): 257–265, 2017" which should be cited to refer to this work. Anatomical differentiation of isolated scales of amiiform fishes (Amiiformes, Actinopterygii) from the Early Cretaceous of Las Hoyas (Cuenca, Spain) Différenciation anatomique d’écailles isolées de poissons ammiformes (Amiiformes, Actinoptérygiens) du Crétacé inférieur de Las Hoyas (Cuenca, Espagne) Hugo Martín-Abad a,b,c,∗ a Unidad de Paleontología, Departamento de Biología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Calle Darwin 2, 28049 Madrid, Spain b JURASSICA Museum, route de Fontenais 21, CH-2900 Porrentruy, Switzerland c Department of Geosciences, University of Fribourg, chemin du Musée 6, CH-1700 Fribourg, Switzerland abstract The scales of amiiform fishes are more different from each other than previously stated. The anatomy of the scales of the three amiiform taxa from the Early Cretaceous (Barremian) of Las Hoyas (Cuenca, Spain) is described in detail. The differences between them has allowed the segregation of isolated scales form the fossil record of this site into the three taxa, providing relatively large population samples that can be studied from a palaeobiological and palaeoecological point of view. Keywords: Scale anatomy Isolated scales Amiiformes Amia calva Early Cretaceous Las Hoyas El Montsec résumé http://doc.rero.ch Mots clés : Les écailles des poissons amiiformes sont plus différentes les unes des autres que ce qu’on Anatomie des écailles avait précédemment affirmé. L’anatomie des écailles des trois taxons d’amiiformes du Écailles isolées Crétacé inférieur (Barrémien) de Las Hoyas (Cuenca, Espagne) est décrite en détail. Les Amiiformes différences observées permettent la répartition des écailles isolées de cette localité entre Amia calva Crétacé inférieur ces trois taxons, ce qui permet de disposer d’un échantillonnage assez large, autorisant des Las Hoyas études paléobiologiques et paléoécologiques. El Montsec ∗ Unidad de Paleontología, Departamento de Biología, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Calle Darwin 2, 28049 Madrid, Spain. E-mail address: [email protected] 1 1. Introduction similar or even undistinguishable from those of A. calva. Up to date, the only significant anatomical difference detected The scales of amiiform fishes have been the subject is a more ovoid to subrectangular contour in amiid scales of many studies, mostly in the classical literature. The in comparison to a more rounded contour in caturid scales anatomy, histological origin and development, and ossi- (Grande and Bemis, 1998; Schultze, 1966, 1996). fication process of the scales of the only extant species The objective of the present paper is to provide a of this order, Amia calva, have been studied in detail by detailed description of the anatomy of the scales of the numerous authors, including Mackintosh (1878), Cockerell three different amiiform taxa from Las Hoyas fossil site (1911), Degener (1924), Lagler (1947), Jollie (1984), and (Spain), which will allow a taxonomical segregation of the especially Kerr (1952). More recently, their histological isolated scales found at this locality. It is expected that microstructure and mineralization have been described by these descriptions will serve as a starting point for the Meunier (1981). Grande and Bemis (1998) describe and description of the scales of many more amiiform taxa. The illustrate the ontogenetic development and individual size final aim of this project is to offer a way of taxonomically and shape variation of A. calva scales. Cooper and Schafer identifying isolated scales, which can be found in fossil (1954), Cartier and Magnin (1967) and Schiavone (1982) localities with a good quality of preservation, including studied the age and growth of A. calva by means of identi- Konservat-Lagerstätten, which can then provide important fying growth cessation marks on their scales. palaebiological and palaeoecological information. Schultze (1996) summarizes and discusses the phy- logenetic distribution of different scale anatomies in 2. Material and methods actinopterygian fishes, establishing different types of scales. The “amioid” type of scales is described as elasmoid For the present study, the scales of amiiform fishes (flexible, round) with longitudinally to radially arranged from the Early Cretaceous (Barremian) fossiliferous lami- ridges or rods on the overlapped field, instead of forming nated limestones of Las Hoyas (Cuenca, east-central Spain) circuli parallel to the anterior margin of the scale. “Amioid” are utilized. Fossils are usually preserved complete and scales also lack several structures present in the scales of articulated in this site (e.g., Martín-Abad and Poyato-Ariza, other actinopterygian fishes, such as ctenii, radii, enamel 2016); however, fish scales, due to their nature (i.e., scales tissue, vascular canals, thick bony base, or peg-and-socket drop naturally throughout fish life, and do not need from articulation. The term “amioid” scale should be used with taphonomic events to detach from the bodies; for a dis- caution [hence the usage of quotation marks here, follow- cussion on this topic concerning both extant and fossil ing Grande and Bemis’ (1998) recommendation], since this fish scales, see Micklich, 2012), are often found isolated. type of scales is present in amiids but also in caturids, Amiiform fishes are relatively rare at Las Hoyas (Poyato- ionoscopids, and other non-amioid actinopterygians (e.g., Ariza, 2005). Only approximately 300 out of over 5000 fish Arratia, 2015; Arratia and Schultze, 2007; Schultze, 1966, specimens correspond to amiiforms; in addition, a large 1977). According to Schultze (1977), it is even present in proportion of these specimens are isolated scales, thus sarcopterygians. On the contrary, it is not present, or at least accounting for an important part of the information avail- is not the only type of scale present, in sinamiids, which are able to study the palaeobiology of these fishes. part of Amioidea (Grande and Bemis, 1998; Schultze, 1996). Las Hoyas’ amiiforms belong to three different taxa, Studies on fossil amiiform scales are much less common. all of which are represented in the site by complete or Schultze (1966) compares the morphology and histology almost complete specimens (Fig. 1), which also preserve of several actinopterygians, including the amiiforms Catu- their scales articulated, thus allowing the comparison with rus and Urocles (Solnhofenamia). Meunier and Poplin (1995) isolated scales. These three taxa have traditionally been studied the histological microstructure and mineralization related to the three amiiform species described in the of the scales of Amia robusta from the Palaeocene of Cernay other Spanish Early Cretaceous Konservat-Lagerstätte, El http://doc.rero.ch (France), and showed that it is practically the same than Montsec: Caturus tarraconensis, Amiopsis woodwardi, and that of the scales of A. calva. Micklich (2012) studied the Vidalamia catalunica (see Wenz, 1968, 1971, 1988, 1995; palaeobiology and the age and growth characteristics of Wenz and Poyato-Ariza, 1994, 1995). Although there are Cyclurus kehreri, a representative of the subfamily Amiinae clearly some resemblances between the species of the two from the Eocene of Messel (Germany), in comparison with sites, a detailed analysis of both ichthyofaunas has revealed its extant relative in part by examining marks preserved on that both associations are more different from each other its scales. than previously thought (Poyato-Ariza and Martín-Abad, On the basis of a comparison between the scales of 2016). A full review and description of the amiiform taxa numerous actinopterygian groups, Schultze (1996) sug- from Las Hoyas will be published elsewhere; in summary, gests that a convergence occurred in the development of a detailed anatomical study of these fishes makes clear the scales of Amiidae and Caturidae (more particularly the that one of the species does not fall within the superfa- genus Caturus), which are more similar to each other than mily Amioidea (i.e., it is probably more closely related to to any other of the groups he studied, including Sinami- Caturus and other taxa of the superfamily Caturoidea, or idae. However, the actual anatomical differences between represents a new primitive lineage of amiiforms), while the scales of the different taxa bearing “amioid”-type scales the other two are certainly members of the family Ami- have never been addressed. For instance, in their mono- idae (Martín-Abad, 2015; Poyato-Ariza and Martín-Abad, graphic study on amiid fishes, Grande and Bemis (1998) 2016). In hold of new formal names for these three species, describe the scales of every amiid species as being very and for the sake of consistency, here the designations 2 Fig. 1. Amiiform taxa from Las Hoyas: a: “Caturus”-like taxon, specimen MCCM LH 26022a; b: New taxon #1, specimen MCCM LH 11286; c: New taxon #2, http://doc.rero.ch specimen MCCM LH 28604. Scale bars equal 1 cm. Fig. 1. Taxa de poissons amiiformes de Las Hoyas : a : Caturus-like taxon, spécimen MCCM LH 26022a ; b : New taxon #1, spécimen MCCM LH 11286 ; c : New taxon #2, spécimen MCCM LH 28604. Barres d’échelle = 1 cm. provided by Martín-Abad (2015) will be used: “Caturus”- MNHN: Muséum national d’histoire naturelle (Institut de like taxon (to refer to the species previously related to paléontologie), Paris, France; UAM: Universidad Autónoma Caturus from El Montsec, even though it clearly does not de Madrid (P-UAM-P: Fish collection of the Unidad de Pale- belong to that
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