NEW FOSSIL POLYPTERIFORMES FROM THE CONIA CIAN-SENONIAN OUTCROP OF INBECETEM (NIGER)

Authors
GAYET M MEUNIER FJ
Citation
M. Gayet et Fj. Meunier, NEW FOSSIL POLYPTERIFORMES FROM THE CONIA CIAN-SENONIAN OUTCROP OF INBECETEM (NIGER), Comptes rendus de l'Academie des sciences. Serie II. Sciences de la terre et des planetes, 322(8), 1996, pp. 701-707
Citations number
10
Categorie Soggetti
Geosciences, Interdisciplinary
Journal title
Comptes rendus de l'Academie des sciences. Serie II. Sciences de la terre et des planetes → ACNP
ISSN journal
12518050
Volume
322
Issue
8
Year of publication
1996
Pages
701 - 707
Database
ISI
SICI code
1251-8050(1996)322:8<701:NFPFTC>2.0.ZU;2-H
Abstract
Study of the Coniacian-Senonian ichthyofauna of In Becetem (Niger) has led to the discovery of ten new species of Polypteriformes, regrouped into three genera, two of which are new. The third one, the present P olypterus is now known at least since the Upper Cretaceous. Two specie s are characterized by asymmetrical pinnules which should be inclined at about 45 degrees alternately on the right and on the left when erec t.