Project 3698: A. M. Murray, D. B. Brinkman, D. G. DeMar, G. P. Wilson. 2020. Paddlefish and sturgeon (Chondrostei: Acipenseriformes: Polyodontidae and Acipenseridae) from lower Paleocene deposits of Montana, U.S.A. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 40 (2):e1775091.
Specimen: † Engdahlichthys milviaegis (UWBM:UWBM 109829)
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Abstract

Paleocene deposits of the Tullock Member of the Fort Union Formation, Montana, U.S.A., have yielded several new specimens of †Polyodon tuberculata, a taxon previously described from the formation, as well as a new genus and species of sturgeon (Acipenseridae). The three new specimens of †P. tuberculata allow us to revise and to confirm previously reported features of the holotype, as well as to describe other features that were not preserved in the single specimen previously known. For example, we observe that (1) the left and right posttemporals overlie the left and right parietals to meet in the midline, (2) the posttemporal has a deep ventral flange, and (3) the parasphenoid extends farther posteriorly than the parietals. The new sturgeon is fairly small, and not well preserved. It can be distinguished from all other acipenserids by a combination of features, including kite-shaped dorsal scutes bearing a strong median ridge, lateral scutes that vary in shape from rhomboid to irregularly shaped elements, a large triangular scute behind the anal fin, and numerous small rhomboid scales covering the caudal skeleton. It cannot be included in any currently known genus and is here named †Engdahlichthys milviaegis, gen. et sp. nov.


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Article DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2020.1775091

Project DOI: 10.7934/P3698, http://dx.doi.org/10.7934/P3698
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  • Creation Date:
    13 April 2020
  • Publication Date:
    24 February 2021
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    Authors' Institutions

    • National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution

    • University of Alberta

    • University of Washington



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    Taxonomic Overview for Matrix 'M27261' (20 Taxa)

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    [1] † Boreosomus piveteaui
    Taxon name last Modified on 02/24/21
    17454500001
    [2] † Birgeria groenlandica
    Taxon name last Modified on 02/24/21
    15474700001
    [3] † Chondrosteus acipenseroides
    Taxon name last Modified on 02/24/21
    12505000001
    [4] † Peipiaosteus pani
    Taxon name last Modified on 02/24/21
    17454500001
    [5] Polyodon spathula
    Taxon name last Modified on 02/24/21
    6565600001
    [6] † Protopsephurus liui
    Taxon name last Modified on 02/24/21
    14484800001
    [7] † Priscosturion longipinnis
    Taxon name last Modified on 02/24/21
    16464600001
    [8] Huso huso
    Taxon name last Modified on 02/24/21
    1616100001
    [9] Scaphirhynchus platorhynchus
    Taxon name last Modified on 02/24/21
    0626200001
    [10] Pseudoscaphirhynchus kauffmani
    Taxon name last Modified on 02/24/21
    0626200001
    [11] Pseudoscaphirhynchus hermanni
    Taxon name last Modified on 02/24/21
    0626200001
    [12] Acipenser brevirostrum
    Taxon name last Modified on 02/24/21
    0626200001
    [13] Acipenser stellatus
    Taxon name last Modified on 02/24/21
    0626200001
    [14] † Acipenser ruthenus
    Taxon name last Modified on 02/24/21
    1616100001
    [15] Acipenser fulvescens
    Taxon name last Modified on 02/24/21
    0626200001
    [16] Acipenser oxyrinchus
    Taxon name last Modified on 02/24/21
    0626200001
    [17] Acipenser transmontanus
    Taxon name last Modified on 02/24/21
    0626200001
    [18] Acipenser baerii
    Taxon name last Modified on 02/24/21
    0626200001
    [19] † Anchiacipenser acanthaspis
    Taxon name last Modified on 02/24/21
    23393900001
    [20] † Engdahlichthys milviaegis
    Taxon name last Modified on 02/24/21
    43191900001


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