Triplomystus
sp
Class
Actinopterygii,
Order Ellemmichthyformes, Family Paraclupeidae
Geological
Time: Late Cretaceous
Size: Fish
fossil is 62 mm
Fossil Site:
Ramlia Taouz, Morocco
Description:
This fish is found in sublithographic limestone similar to that
seen in Lebanese Lagerstatte (where the genus Triplomystus is
also found. Fish
from this Moroccan
have
become
available
only in recent years, and many may be new to science. The
fish is known as Triplomystus, a member of the Paraclupeidae
family
that were described from Lebanon.
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