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  • Notogoneus longiceps v. Meyer, 1851

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    Taxonomy

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Chordata
    Class: Actinopteri Cope 1871
    Order: Gonorhynchiformes L. S. Berg 1940
    Family: Gonorhynchidae
    Genus: Notogoneus
    Species: Notogoneus longiceps
    Author Citation v. Meyer, 1851

    Geological Time Scale

    Eon: Phanerozoic
    Era: Cenozoic
    Period: Neogene
    Sub Period: None
    Epoch: Miocene
    International Age: Aquitanian

    Stratigraphy

    Wiesbaden Formation

    Provenance

    Acquired by: Purchase/Trade

    Dimensions

    Length: 6 cm

    Location

    Mainz-Amöneburg (District)
    Wiesbaden (City)
    Hessen (State)
    Germany

    Comments

    A (younger) relative of the sandfish Notogoneus osculus from the Eocene of the Green River Formation in Wyoming.

    References:

    L. Grande and T. Grande (2008) Redescription of the type species for the genus Notogeneus (Teleostei: Gonorhynchidae) based on new, well-preserved material. The Paleontological Society Memoir 70:1-31

     

     

     

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    RJB

    Beautiful little Noto.  Im working on a large one at the moment.

     

    RB

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    8 hours ago, RJB said:

    Beautiful little Noto.  Im working on a large one at the moment.

     

    RB

    Thanks, RJB, but I'd rather have found a big Noto too. I haven't found a specimen larger than 10cm from this location yet - just fry.

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