WebOct 29, 2005 · Synodontis (Mochokidae, Siluriformes) is a freshwater catfish endemic to Africa. The 118 extant species are present in almost all hydrographic basins. Some species are restricted to a single stream, whereas others have a vast distribution. Synodontis is known in the fossil record since the Miocene, and its history depends on the … WebOct 21, 2024 · We here describe a fossil catfish from freshwater deposits of the Jbel Qatrani Formation of the Fayum Depression, Egypt, as a new species of an extant genus, †Clarotes eocenicus, sp. nov., in ...
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WebFeb 19, 2024 · In fossils between 10,200 and 8000 years old, around 90 per cent of the animal material they found belonged to fish, including catfish and tilapia. Cut marks on the bones suggest that they were ... WebAbstract. The recent discovery of numerous and widespread fossil catfish ( Astephus antiquus) in oil shale units of the Laney Member of the Eocene Green River Formation is … towards dialogic teaching
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WebThe recent discovery of numerous and widespread fossil catfish ( Astephus antiquus) in oil shale units of the Laney Member of the Eocene Green River Formation is evidence of aerobic conditions in the hypolimnic waters of ancient Lake Gosiute. WebAug 1, 2024 · However, despite the frequency, abundance and well-preserved Neogene fossil otoliths of Ariidae sea catfish, disarticulated skull bones and dorsal and pectoral spines from tropical and subtropical South American deposits (Nolf and Stringer, 1992; Cione et al., 1996; Aguilera and Rodrigues de Aguilera, 2004a) and from North America … WebDec 1, 2016 · A very significant part of the world’s freshwater ichthyofauna is represented by ancient, exceptionally diverse and cosmopolitan ray-finned teleosts of the order … towards developing a river health index