Articulated second dorsal spine with the posterior nuchal plate of <i>Qarmoutus hitanensis</i> gen. et sp. nov.
Sanaa E. El-Sayed
Mahmoud A. Kora
Hesham M. Sallam
Kerin M. Claeson
Erik R. Seiffert
Mohammed S. Antar
10.1371/journal.pone.0172409.g016
https://plos.figshare.com/articles/figure/Articulated_second_dorsal_spine_with_the_posterior_nuchal_plate_of_i_Qarmoutus_hitanensis_i_gen_et_sp_nov_/4710883
<p><b>A,</b> Anterior and <b>B,</b> Posterior views.</p>
2017-03-01 18:46:39
opercle
UNESCO World Heritage Site
articulation
marine catfishes
phylogenetically basal ariid
neurocranium
spine
New World species
pattern
ornamentation
Ariidae
genus
African Paleogene taxa
nuchal plates
Qarmoutu
Siluriforme
parieto-supraoccipital process
Egypt Wadi El-Hitan
Birket Qarun Formation
Paleogene marine catfishes
Eocene Birket Qarun Formation
pectoral girdle