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{{Short description|Extinct genus of fishes}} |
{{Short description|Extinct genus of fishes}} |
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| fossil_range = [[Late Cretaceous]], {{fossilrange|Cenomanian|Turonian}} |
| fossil_range = [[Late Cretaceous]], {{fossilrange|Cenomanian|Turonian}} |
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| image = Tselfatia formosa 65.JPG |
| image = Tselfatia formosa 65.JPG |
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| image_caption = ''T. formosa'' specimen |
| image_caption = ''T. formosa'' specimen |
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| authority = [[Camille Arambourg|Arambourg]], 1944 |
| authority = [[Camille Arambourg|Arambourg]], 1944 |
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| type_species = {{extinct}}'''''Tselfatia formosa''''' |
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| type_species_authority = Arambourg, 1944 |
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* {{extinct}} ''T. formosa'' <small>Arambourg, 1944</small> |
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*{{extinct}}''T. dalmatica'' <small>Bardack & Teller-Marshall, 1980</small> |
*{{extinct}}''T. dalmatica'' <small>Bardack & Teller-Marshall, 1980</small> |
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'''''Tselfatia''''' is an extinct genus of Cretaceous [[bony fish]]. Originally described from (and named after) Djebl Tselfat in Morocco, it has since been discovered at sites in several other countries ([[Texas|Texas/USA]], [[Germany]], Mexico, Italy and the former Yugoslavia). The type species, |
'''''Tselfatia''''' is an extinct genus of Cretaceous [[bony fish]]. Originally described from (and named after) Djebl Tselfat in Morocco, it has since been discovered at sites in several other countries ([[Texas|Texas/USA]], [[Germany]], Mexico, Italy and the former Yugoslavia). The [[type species]], ''Tselfatia formosa'', was named and described in 1944 by [[French people|French]] paleontologist [[Camille Arambourg]].<ref>{{Cite GBIF|id=4839577|taxon=''Tselfatia''|access-date=2024-01-05}}</ref> A second species, ''T. dalmatica'', was named in 1980 from the Dalmatian Coast of Yugoslavia.<ref>Bardack, David & Teller-Marshall, Susan (1980). ''Tselfatia'', a Tethyan Cretaceous teleost; first records from North America and Yugoslavia. ''[[Journal of Paleontology]]''. 54 (5): 1075–1083.</ref> |
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Tselfatia Arambourg, 1944 in GBIF Secretariat (2017). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2019-08-03.</ref> A second species, ''T. dalmatica'', was named in 1980 from the Dalmatian Coast of Yugoslavia.<ref>Bardack, David & Teller-Marshall, Susan (1980). ''Tselfatia'', a Tethyan Cretaceous teleost; first records from North America and Yugoslavia. ''[[Journal of Paleontology]]''. 54 (5): 1075–1083.</ref> |
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The enormous dorsal fin as well as the large anal fin both feature one much enlarged ray, characteristic for the genus. These fish are never common and more work needs to be done on the known specimens. |
The enormous dorsal fin as well as the large anal fin both feature one much enlarged ray, characteristic for the genus. These fish are never common and more work needs to be done on the known specimens. |
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[[Category:Tselfatiiformes]] |
[[Category:Tselfatiiformes]] |
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[[Category:Fossil taxa described in 1944]] |
[[Category:Fossil taxa described in 1944]] |
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Revision as of 12:09, 5 January 2024
| Tselfatia Temporal range: Late Cretaceous,
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | †Tselfatiiformes |
| Family: | †Plethodidae |
| Genus: | †Tselfatia Arambourg, 1944 |
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| †Tselfatia formosa Arambourg, 1944
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Tselfatia is an extinct genus of Cretaceous bony fish. Originally described from (and named after) Djebl Tselfat in Morocco, it has since been discovered at sites in several other countries (Texas/USA, Germany, Mexico, Italy and the former Yugoslavia). The type species, Tselfatia formosa, was named and described in 1944 by French paleontologist Camille Arambourg.[1] A second species, T. dalmatica, was named in 1980 from the Dalmatian Coast of Yugoslavia.[2]
The enormous dorsal fin as well as the large anal fin both feature one much enlarged ray, characteristic for the genus. These fish are never common and more work needs to be done on the known specimens.
References
- ^ "Tselfatia". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-01-05.
- ^ Bardack, David & Teller-Marshall, Susan (1980). Tselfatia, a Tethyan Cretaceous teleost; first records from North America and Yugoslavia. Journal of Paleontology. 54 (5): 1075–1083.
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