A new genus and species of a holostean belonging to the family Ophiopsidae, Teoichthys kallistos, from the Cretaceous, near Tepexi de Rodríguez, Puebla
Vol. 7 No. 2 (1988), Regular Papers
Vol. 7 No. 2 (1988)

A new genus and species of a holostean belonging to the family Ophiopsidae, Teoichthys kallistos, from the Cretaceous, near Tepexi de Rodríguez, Puebla

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Published 2019-03-14
Shelton P. Applegate
Instituto de Geología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria, Delegación Coyoacán, 04510 México, D. F.
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holostean, Teoichthys kallistos, fishes, Cretaceous, Tepexi de Rodríguez, Puebla, Mexico

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Applegate, S. P. (2019). A new genus and species of a holostean belonging to the family Ophiopsidae, Teoichthys kallistos, from the Cretaceous, near Tepexi de Rodríguez, Puebla. Revista Mexicana De Ciencias Geológicas, 7(2), 200–205. Retrieved from https://www.rmcg.unam.mx/index.php/rmcg/article/view/1276
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Abstract

A hitherto unknown fossil fish is described from the middle Cretaceous beds near the town of Tepexi de Rodríguez, State of Puebla. The new genus is related to Ophiopsis and Macrepistius and therefore is placed in the family Ophiopsidae. The fossil fish is from the Tlayua quarry and is known from two specimens.

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