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Armigatus oligodentatus

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Armigatus oligodentatus from Kem Kem desert, Morocco. Cenomanian, Upper Cretaceous.

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  • Taken with ASUS PadFone
  • Focal Length 3.7 mm
  • Exposure Time 11/20000
  • f Aperture f/2.2
  • ISO Speed 50
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oilshale

I don't think this fish is a Thorectitichthys rhadinus. The dorsal fin of T. rhadinus is attached far before the body's midpoint.

I would guess it is an Armigatus oligodentatus Vernygora & Murray, 2015.

Oksana Vernygora & Alison M. Murray (2015): A new species of Armigatus (Clupeomorpha, Ellimmichthyiformes) from the Late Cretaceous of Morocco, and its phylogenetic relationships, Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2015.1031342

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