Mataichthys rhinoceros
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Taxonavigation: Eleotroidei |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Eleotridae
Genus: †Mataichthys
Species: †Mataichthys rhinoceros
Name[edit]
†Mataichthys rhinoceros Schwarzhans in Schwarzhans et al., 2012
- Holotype: NMNZ S.52740.
- Paratypes (12): NMNZ S.52741 and 52744.
- Type locality: Home Hills Station, Manuherikia River near St Bathans, Otago.
- Type horizon: HH1a bed, Bannockburn Formation, early Miocene.
Etymology: Referring to the resemblance of the dorsal rim of the otolith to the dorsal head profile of a rhinoceros.
Primary references[edit]
- Schwarzhans, W., Scofield, R.P., Tennyson, A.J.D., Worthy, J.P. & Worthy, T.H. 2012. Fish remains, mostly otoliths, from the non-marine early Miocene of Otago, New Zealand. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 57(2): 319–350. DOI: 10.4202/app.2010.0127
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