Project 4087: E. Sferco, G. Aguilera, J. M. Góngora, J. M. Mirande. 2022. The eldest grandmother, late Miocene †Jenynsia herbsti sp. nov. (Teleostei, Cyprinodontiformes), and the early diversification of the Anablepidae. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. e2039168:null.
Specimen: † Jenynsia herbsti (03-DPA-Pv-210 to 03-DPA-Pv-262)
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Abstract

The Anablepidae are a family of mostly livebearing cyprinodontiform fishes with few living representatives, but an increasingly diverse fossil record. According to recent contributions, an important part of their evolution can be traced back to Miocene remains in Central and Northwestern Argentina. In this article we describe the oldest known fossil species of Jenynsia, the most diverse genus of the family, from upper Miocene lacustrine deposits in Catamarca, Argentina. The new taxon is herein described based on many specimens of both females and sexually dimorphic males and a phylogenetic hypothesis is provided. The new species was recovered as the sister group of the remaining taxa of the nominal subgenus Jenynsia in our final hypothesis. However, it was also recovered as forming a clade with the extinct †Sachajenynsia pacha, and this clade as sister group of the subgenus Jenynsia, under one of the explored analytical conditions. The evolutionary history of Jenynsia was related in the literature to marine transgressions and the species radiation was dated through evolutionary model-based methods. Our findings and interpretations challenge the mostly marine-driven diversification of Jenynsia and the new taxon is older than predicted by the published estimations. This study reinforces the hypothesis that sexual reproduction by means of internal fertilization was already well-established in the Miocene for anablepids.


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Article DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2022.2039168

Project DOI: 10.7934/P4087, http://dx.doi.org/10.7934/P4087
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  • 27 Taxa
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  • 71 Characters
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  • Creation Date:
    16 September 2021
  • Publication Date:
    15 March 2022
  • Matrix downloads: 3

    Authors' Institutions

    • Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (CONICET)

    • Universidad Nacional de Tucumán

    • Fundación Miguel Lillo



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    Gaston Aguilera
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    Taxonomic Overview for Matrix 'M27680' (27 Taxa)

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    [1] Profundulus labialis
    Taxon name last Modified on 10/01/21
    2696900003
    [2] Alfaro cultratus
    Taxon name last Modified on 10/01/21
    4676700003
    [3] Aplocheilichthys spilauchen
    Taxon name last Modified on 10/01/21
    3696800003
    [4] Fluviphylax obscurum
    Taxon name last Modified on 10/01/21
    5666600003
    [5] Oxyzygonectes dovii
    Taxon name last Modified on 10/01/21
    2696900003
    [6] Anableps dowi
    Taxon name last Modified on 10/01/21
    0717100003
    [7] Anableps anableps
    Taxon name last Modified on 10/01/21
    0717100003
    [8] Anableps microlepis
    Taxon name last Modified on 10/01/21
    0717100003
    [9] Jenynsia unitaenia
    Taxon name last Modified on 10/01/21
    0737100003
    [10] Jenynsia weitzmani
    Taxon name last Modified on 10/01/21
    0727100003
    [11] Jenynsia onca
    Taxon name last Modified on 10/01/21
    0717100003
    [12] Jenynsia eirmostigma
    Taxon name last Modified on 10/01/21
    0737100003
    [13] Jenynsia eigenmanni
    Taxon name last Modified on 10/01/21
    1717000003
    [14] Jenynsia sanctaecatarinae
    Taxon name last Modified on 10/01/21
    1707000003
    [15] Jenynsia alternimaculata
    Taxon name last Modified on 10/01/21
    1727000003
    [16] Jenynsia obscura
    Taxon name last Modified on 10/01/21
    0717100003
    [17] Jenynsia lineata
    Taxon name last Modified on 10/01/21
    0757100003
    [18] Jenynsia darwini
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    0717100003
    [19] Jenynsia tucumana
    Taxon name last Modified on 10/01/21
    1707000003
    [20] Jenynsia diphyes
    Taxon name last Modified on 10/01/21
    0717100003
    [21] Jenynsia maculata
    Taxon name last Modified on 10/01/21
    1717000003
    [22] Jenynsia luxata
    Taxon name last Modified on 10/01/21
    1707000003
    [23] Jenynsia sulfurica
    Taxon name last Modified on 10/01/21
    0727100003
    [24] † Tucmanableps cionei
    Taxon name last Modified on 10/01/21
    33393800003
    [25] † Sachajenynsia pacha
    Taxon name last Modified on 10/01/21
    40323100003
    [26] † Sanjuanableps calingasta
    Taxon name last Modified on 10/01/21
    41313000003
    [27] † Jenynsia herbsti
    Taxon name last Modified on 10/01/21
    38333300003


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    Matrix downloads3Jenynsia herbsti sp. nov. from the late Miocene of Argentina (3 downloads);