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This list of fossil fish research presented in 2024 is a list of new fossil taxa of jawless vertebrates, placoderms, cartilaginous fishes, bony fishes, and other fishes that were described during the year, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to paleoichthyology that occurred in 2024.
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Huang et al. |
Early Cretaceous |
A lamprey. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Li et al. |
Silurian |
A member of Galeaspida belonging to the family Xiushuiaspidae. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Country | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Türtscher et al. |
Late Jurassic (Tithonian) |
A member of Batomorphii belonging to the family Spathobatidae. The type species is A. bavarica. |
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Gen. et comb. nov |
De Pasqua et al. |
Neogene |
An eagle ray. The type species is "Myliobatis" crassus (Gervais, 1859). |
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Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Reinecke et al. |
Paleogene |
A dasyatoid batomorph. The type species is "Dasyatis" thierryi Smith (1999). |
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Gen. et sp. comb. nov |
Valid |
Reinecke et al. |
Paleogene |
A dasyatoid batomorph. Genus includes new species C. lambrechtsi, as well as "Trygon" jaekeli Leriche (1905). |
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Gen. et 2 sp. nov |
Valid |
Feichtinger et al. |
Paleocene (Danian) |
A member of the family Centrophoridae. The type species is C. rugosa; genus also includes C. annae. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Cicimurri et al. |
Carboniferous (Mississippian) |
Contact horizon between Burlington and Keokuk Limestones |
A member of Hybodontoidea of uncertain affinities. The type species is C. witzkei. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Bronson et al. |
Carboniferous (Mississippian) |
Fayetteville Shale |
A member of the family Falcatidae. The type species is C. mehlingi. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Reinecke et al. |
Eocene |
A batomorph. The type species is E. ypresiensis. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Reinecke et al. |
Paleogene |
Tielt Formation |
A batomorph. The type species is E. occlusostriata. |
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Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Reinecke et al. |
Paleogene |
A rhinopristiform batomorph. The type species is "Rhinobatus" bruxelliensis Jaekel (1894). |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Hodnett et al. |
Carboniferous (Mississippian) |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Gess & Burrow |
Devonian (Famennian) |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Snyder, Burrow & Turner |
Carboniferous (Mississippian) |
A gyracanthid acanthodian. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Feichtinger et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) and Paleocene (Danian) |
A member of the family Etmopteridae. The type species is I. fernsebneri. |
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Nom. nov |
Valid |
Babcock |
Carboniferous |
Upper Freeport Coal |
A replacement name for Orthacanthus gracilis Newberry (1875). |
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Nom. nov |
Valid |
Babcock |
Carboniferous |
Upper Freeport Coal |
A replacement name for Diplodus gracilis Newberry (1857). |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Ebersole, Cicimurri & Harrell |
Paleocene (Danian) |
A member of Lamniformes belonging to the family Jaekelotodontidae. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Breeden et al. |
Late Triassic (Carnian) |
Momonoki Formation |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Duffin & Batchelor |
Early Cretaceous (Aptian) |
A carcharhiniform shark with affinities with catsharks. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Feichtinger et al. |
Paleocene (Danian) |
Oiching Formation |
A species of Scyliorhinus. |
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Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Reinecke et al. |
Paleogene |
A dasyatoid batomorph. The type species is "Dasyatis" tricuspidatus Casier (1946). |
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Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Reinecke et al. |
Eocene |
London Clay |
A dasyatoid batomorph. The type species is "Dasyatis" davisi Casier (1966). |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Hodnett et al. |
Carboniferous (Mississippian) |
A ctenacanthid. Genus includes T. trimblei. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Duffin & Batchelor |
Early Cretaceous (Aptian) |
A carcharhiniform shark with affinities with catsharks. The type species is V. atherfieldensis. |
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Sp. nov |
Dos Santos et al. |
Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) |
Antarctica |
A cow shark. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Disputed |
Brito et al. |
Late Cretaceous |
Originally described as a member of the family Loricariidae; Britz et al. (2024) considered the holotype specimen to be more likely a juvenile specimen of a species of the gar genus Obaichthys, [38] while Brito et al. (2024) reaffirmed the original identification. [39] The type species is A. saharaensis. |
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Sp. nov |
Brownstein & Near |
Paleocene |
A species of Amia. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Carnevale & Tyler |
Eocene |
A member of the family Zanclidae. The type species is A. mirabilis. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Bannikov & Tyler |
Miocene |
Maikop Group |
A member of the family Tetraodontidae. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Arratia & Schultze |
Middle Triassic (Anisian) |
A member of Teleosteomorpha, the type genus of the new family Barschichthyidae. The type species is B. ruedersdorfensis. |
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Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Granica, Bieńkowska-Wasiluk & Pałdyna |
Oligocene |
A member of Clupeoidei of uncertain affinities. The type species is "Meletta" longimana Heckel (1850). |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Taverne |
Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) |
A member of the family Pantodontidae. The type species is C. polli. |
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Ahnelt, Bradić-Milinović & Schwarzhans |
Oligocene |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Diependaal et al. |
Middle Triassic (Anisian) |
Vossenveld Formation |
A member of the family Macrosemiidae. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Bakaev & Sergienko in Bakaev |
Permian |
Leninsk Formation |
A member of Elonichthyiformes. The type species is G. binaria. |
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Sp. nov |
Kovalchuk et al. |
Miocene |
A species of Lates. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Capobianco, Zouhri & Friedman |
Eocene (Ypresian) |
A member of the family Osteoglossidae belonging to the subfamily Phareodontinae. The type species is M. hiltoni. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
De Gracia et al. |
Miocene |
Pietra Leccese Formation |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
De Gracia et al. |
Miocene |
Pietra Leccese Formation |
A marlin, a species of Makaira. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Arratia, Bürgin & Furrer |
Middle Triassic (Anisian) |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Kim et al. |
Late Triassic |
A basal ray-finned fish. The type species is M. minima. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Thies, Stevens & Ansorge |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
Grimmen Formation |
A member of the family Lepidotidae. The type species is M. acutidens. |
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Gen. et comb. nov |
Valid |
Bannikov & Erebakan |
Miocene |
A member of the family Scombridae. The type species is "Auxis" caucasica Bogachev (1933); genus also includes "Auxis" vrabcensis Kramberger (1882), "A." thynnoides Kramberger (1882) and "Scomber" sujedanus Steindachner (1860). |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
De Gracia et al. |
Miocene |
Pietra Leccese Formation |
A marlin. The type species is P. salentina. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Bakaev & Sergienko in Bakaev |
Permian |
Tailugan Formation |
A member of Elonichthyiformes. The type species is P. diserta. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Arratia & Schultze |
Middle Triassic (Anisian) |
Muschelkalk |
A member of the family Pholidophoridae. The type species is P. germanicus. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Arratia & Schultze |
Middle Triassic (Anisian) |
Muschelkalk |
A member of Teleosteomorpha of uncertain affinities. The type species is R. berlinensis. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
De Gracia et al. |
Miocene |
Pietra Leccese Formation |
A marlin. The type species is S. macrocanalata. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Dirnberger, Bauer & Reichenbacher |
Miocene |
Zeytindağ Group |
A member of Gobiiformes. The type species is S. nerimanae. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Přikryl & Lin in Přikryl et al. |
Pliocene |
Upper Kueichulin Formation |
Taiwan |
A species of Stereolepis. |
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Sp. nov |
In press |
Xu et al. |
Early Triassic (Olenekian) |
Lower Qinglong Formation |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Cooper, López-Arbarello & Maxwell |
Early Jurassic (Toarcian) |
A member of the family Coccolepididae. The type species is T. morlok. |
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Sp. nov |
Yabumoto, Nomura & Nazarkin |
Miocene |
Kuri Formation |
A species of Vinciguerria. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Kocsis et al. |
Miocene |
Miri Formation |
A member of the family Sciaenidae. The type species is A. bruneiana. |
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Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Pleistocene (Gelasian) |
A species of Akko. |
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Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Miocene (Tortonian) |
Yaviza Formation |
A species of Akko. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Lin, Steurbaut & Nolf |
Eocene |
A cusk-eel. |
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Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Miocene (Tortonian) to Pleistocene (Gelasian) |
Escudo de Veraguas Formation |
A species of Antilligobius. |
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Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Wakefield |
Middle Jurassic (Bathonian) |
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Archaeotolithus invernizziae [64] |
Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Wakefield |
Middle Jurassic (Bathonian) |
Lealt Shale |
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Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Pliocene (Piacenzian) to Pleistocene (Calabrian) |
Bastimentos Formation |
A species of Aruma. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kocsis et al. |
Miocene |
Seria Formation |
A species of Atrobucca. |
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Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Pleistocene (Gelasian and Calabrian) |
Swan Cay Formation |
A species of Barbulifer. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Lin, Steurbaut & Nolf |
Eocene |
Nanjemoy Formation |
A cusk-eel. |
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Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Miocene (Tortonian and Messinian) |
A species of Bollmannia. |
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Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Miocene (Langhian to Messinian) |
Yaviza Formation |
A species of Bollmannia. |
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Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Pliocene (Zanclean) |
Cubagua Formation |
A species of Bollmannia. |
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Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Miocene (Tortonian and Messinian) |
Yaviza Formation |
A species of Bollmannia. |
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Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Miocene (Burdigalian) |
Cantaure Formation |
Possibly a species of Bollmannia. |
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Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Miocene (Tortonian and Messinian) |
A species of Bollmannia. |
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Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Miocene (Burdigalian and Langhian) |
A species of Bollmannia. |
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Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Miocene (Langhian to Tortonian) |
Ojo de Agua Formation |
A species of Bollmannia. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Miocene (Langhian) |
Brasso Formation |
A goby. The type species is B. tornabenei. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Kocsis et al. |
Miocene |
Miri Formation |
A member of the family Sciaenidae. The type species is B. schwarzhansi. |
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Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Miocene (Tortonian) |
Yaviza Formation |
A species of Chriolepis. |
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Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Miocene (Tortonian) |
Angostura Formation |
A species of Chriolepis. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Lin, Steurbaut & Nolf |
Eocene |
A member of the family Congridae. |
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Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Miocene (Tortonian) |
Tuira Formation |
A species of Coryphopterus. |
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Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Miocene (Tortonian and Messinian) |
Chucunaque Formation |
A species of Coryphopterus. |
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Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Miocene (Messinian) and Pliocene (Zanclean) |
Cubagua Formation |
A species of Coryphopterus. |
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Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Miocene (Tortonian) |
Yaviza Formation |
A species of Ctenogobius. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Pliocene (Zanclean) |
Cubagua Formation |
A goby. The type species is C. lanceolatus. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Tsuchiya et al. |
Miocene |
A species of Diaphus. |
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Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Pliocene (Zanclean) |
Cayo Agua Formation |
A species of Evermannia. |
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Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Miocene (Burdigalian and Tortonian) |
Cantaure Formation |
Possibly a species of Evermannia. |
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Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Miocene (Tortonian) |
Manzanilla Formation |
A species of Gillichthys. |
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Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Miocene (Tortonian) |
Gatun Formation |
A species of Gnatholepis. |
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Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Miocene (Messinian) |
Chucunaque Formation |
A species of Gobiosoma. |
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Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Pleistocene (Gelasian) |
Moin Formation |
A species of Gobulus. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Lin, Steurbaut & Nolf |
Eocene |
Nanjemoy Formation |
A member of the family Haemulidae. |
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Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Pliocene (Zanclean) |
Cubagua Formation |
A species of Ilypnus. |
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Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Wakefield |
Middle Jurassic (Bathonian) |
Lealt Shale |
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Leptolepis skyensis [64] |
Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Wakefield |
Middle Jurassic (Bathonian) |
Lealt Shale |
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Gen. et 2 sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Miocene (Tortonian) to Pleistocene (Gelasian) |
Cercado Formation |
A goby. The type species is M. grandis; genus also includes M. costaricensis. |
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Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Pliocene (Zanclean) |
Cubagua Formation |
A species of Microgobius. |
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Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Pliocene (Zanclean) to Pleistocene (Calabrian) |
Escudo de Veraguas Formation |
A species of Microgobius. |
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Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Miocene (Burdigalian to Tortonian) |
Cantaure Formation |
A species of Microgobius. |
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Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Miocene (Tortonian) |
Tuira Formation |
A species of Microgobius. |
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Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Pleistocene (Calabrian) |
Cumaná Formation |
A species of Microgobius. |
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Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Miocene (Tortonian) |
Angostura Formation |
A species of Microgobius. |
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Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Miocene (Tortonian and Messinian) |
Manzanilla Formation |
A species of Microgobius. |
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Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Miocene (Tortonian and Messinian) |
Chucunaque Formation |
A species of Microgobius. |
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Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Miocene (Aquitanian to Burdigalian) |
Pirabas Formation |
A species of Microgobius. |
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Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Miocene (Langhian to Tortonian) |
Brasso Formation |
A species of Microgobius. |
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Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Miocene (Aquitanian to Burdigalian) |
Cantaure Formation |
A species of Microgobius. |
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Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Miocene (Burdigalian) |
Brasso Formation |
A species of Microgobius. |
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Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Miocene (Tortonian to Messinian) |
Tuira Formation |
A species of Microgobius. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Tsuchiya et al. |
Miocene |
A species of Myctophum. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Lin, Steurbaut & Nolf |
Eocene |
Nanjemoy Formation |
A cusk-eel, a species of Neobythites. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Lin, Steurbaut & Nolf |
Eocene |
Nanjemoy Formation |
A cusk-eel. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Lin, Steurbaut & Nolf |
Eocene |
A cusk-eel. |
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Sp. nov |
Stringer & Welton |
Oligocene |
A species of Nezumia. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kocsis et al. |
Miocene |
Seria Formation |
A species of Nibea. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kocsis et al. |
Miocene |
Miri Formation |
A species of Nibea. |
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Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Pliocene (Zanclean) |
Cayo Agua Formation |
A species of Palatogobius. |
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Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Pleistocene (Calabrian) |
Armuelles Formation |
A species of Palatogobius. |
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Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Miocene (Tortonian and Messinian) |
Manzanilla Formation |
A species of Palatogobius. |
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Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Pliocene (Zanclean) |
Manzanilla Formation |
A species of Parrella. |
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Gen. et 2 sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Miocene (Tortonian) to Pliocene (Zanclean) |
Tuira Formation |
A goby. The type species is P. darienensis; genus also includes P. pusilla. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Kocsis et al. |
Miocene |
Miri Formation |
A species of Protonibea. |
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Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Miocene (Tortonian) |
Manzanilla Formation |
A species of Quietula. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Lin, Steurbaut & Nolf |
Eocene |
Nanjemoy Formation |
A cusk-eel. |
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Sp. nov |
Schwarzhans & Aguilera |
Pliocene (Zanclean) |
Cubagua Formation |
A species of Varicus. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Tsuchiya et al. |
Miocene |
A species of Vinciguerria. |
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Sp. nov |
Valid |
Lin, Steurbaut & Nolf |
Eocene |
Nanjemoy Formation |
A member of the family Percophidae belonging to the subfamily Hemerocoetinae. |
Name | Novelty | Status | Authors | Age | Type locality | Location | Notes | Images |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Valid |
Choo et al. |
Devonian (Givetian–Frasnian) |
Parke Siltstone |
A basal member of Tetrapodomorpha. The type species is H. zhumini. |
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Gen. et sp. nov |
Young |
Devonian |
Cloghnan Shale |
A probable member of Porolepiformes. The type species is J. ritchiei. |