Paranursallia
| Paranursallia | |
|---|---|
| Fossil vomer from the Akrabou Formation | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | †Pycnodontiformes |
| Genus: | †Paranursallia Taverne et al., 2015 |
Paranursallia is an extinct genus of nursalline pycnodont fish that lived during the Late Cretaceous epoch.
Distribution
Fossilised remains of Paranursallia spinosa are known from Tunisia,[1] while those of Paranursallia gutturosa are known from Mexico,[2] Italy,[3] and Morocco.[1]
References
- ^ a b Taverne, Louis; Layeb, Mohsen; Layeb-Tounsi, Yosra; Gaudant, Jean (2015). "Paranursallia spinosa n. gen., n. sp., a new Upper Cretaceous pycnodontiform fish from the Eurafrican Mesogea". Geodiversitas. 37 (2): 215–227. doi:10.5252/g2015n2a3. ISSN 1280-9659.
- ^ Pacheco-Ordaz, S.; Reyes-López, Á.; Alvarado-Ortega, J. (2025). "A Turonian pycnodontiform fish from the San José de Gracia quarry, Puebla, Mexico". Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana. 77 (1). A241224. doi:10.18268/BSGM2023v77n1a241224 (inactive 1 July 2025).
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of July 2025 (link) - ^ AMALFITANO, JACOPO; GIUSBERTI, LUCA; FORNACIARI, ELIANA; CARNEVALE, GIORGIO (2020-04-03). "Upper Cenomanian Fishes from the Bonarelli Level (Oae2) of Northeastern Italy". Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia. 126 (2): Vol. 126 No 2 (2020). doi:10.13130/2039-4942/13224.
- ^ "Paranursallia gutturosa (Arambourg, 1954)". The Fossil Forum. 2023-09-14. Retrieved 2025-11-11.