Sciaenidae, Cuvier, 1829

Lin, Chien-Hsiang & Nolf, Dirk, 2022, Middle and late Eocene fish otoliths from the eastern and southern USA, European Journal of Taxonomy 814, pp. 1-122 : 94

Sciaenidae indet.

Fig. 33G–H

Remarks

Two specimens are characterized by a long cauda, whose ventrally bent portion does not exceed 90 degrees, a rather short ostium, and a pointed rostrum. They apparently represent an undescribed species. However, their preservation does not allow a precise characterization.

Stratigraphic and geographic distribution

Bartonian: Cook Mountain Formation, Mississippi; Gosport Sand, Alabama.

Figures

Fig. 33. Fish otoliths from the US middle and upper Eocene. A–F. Jefitchia copelandi Dante & Frizzell, 1965. A–B. Wheelock M., Little Brazos River, confluence with Brazos River, Texas (IRSNB P 10217– 10218). C–F. “Stone City beds”, Stone City Bluff, Brazos River, sample 6 from bed U, Texas (IRSNB P 10219–10222). G–H. Sciaenidae indet. G. Gosport Sand, Claiborne Bluff, Alabama (IRSNB P 10223). H. Potterchitto M., Newton, NE exit off Interstate 20, Mississippi (IRSNB P 10224). 1 = ventral view; 2 = inner view. Scale bars = 1 mm.