A large osteichthyan vertebra from the Eocene of Antarctica

Authors
Cione, AL Reguero, MA Elliot, DH
Citation
Al. Cione et al., A large osteichthyan vertebra from the Eocene of Antarctica, N J GEO P-M, (9), 2001, pp. 543-552
Citations number
40
Categorie Soggetti
Earth Sciences
Journal title
NEUES JAHRBUCH FUR GEOLOGIE UND PALAONTOLOGIE-MONATSHEFTE
ISSN journal
00283630 → ACNP
Issue
9
Year of publication
2001
Pages
543 - 552
Database
ISI
SICI code
0028-3630(200109):9<543:ALOVFT>2.0.ZU;2-W
Abstract
A vertebra from the La Meseta Formation in Seymour Island is tentatively as signed to the rare genus Xiphiorhynchus (Teleostei, Perciformes, Xiphiorhyn chidae. It belongs to one of the largest fossil osteichthyes ever described .