Biology:Hemilampronites
Hemilampronites is a prehistoric genus of marine ray-finned fish from the Late Cretaceous. It contains two species, both known from isolated scales: H. steinlai Geinitz, 1868 known from the Turonian of Germany & H. hesperius Cockerell, 1917, known from the Maastrichtian-aged Fox Hills Formation of Colorado, US.[1] Unverifiable records of H. hesperius have also been noted from the Maastrichtian-aged Quiriquina Formation of Chile.[2]
The scales closely resemble those of the modern halfbeak Hyporhamphus, and also resemble those of the Scomberesocidae and Exocoetidae. A close relationship to the modern Beloniformes has thus been suggested; however, as the Beloniformes have a sparse fossil record & no Cretaceous body fossils of them are known, and the only fossils of Hemilampronites are isolated scales, the proper classification of this genus remains uncertain.[1][3]
References
Wikidata ☰ Q5711658 entry
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Cockerell, T. D. A. (1919). "Some American Cretaceous fish scales, with notes on the classification and distribution of Cretaceous fishes" (in en). Professional Paper: 165–202. doi:10.3133/pp120I. ISSN 2330-7102. https://pubs.usgs.gov/publication/pp120I.
- ↑ "Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii) from the lower Maastrichtian of Algarrobo, central Chile" (in en-US). Cretaceous Research 130. 2022-02-01. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2021.105027. ISSN 0195-6671. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0195667121002755.
- ↑ Dunkle, David H. (1958). "Three North American Cretaceous Fishes" (in en). Proceedings of the United States National Museum 108 (3401): 269–277. ISSN 0096-3801. http://hdl.handle.net/10088/16656.
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