Collector:

Peter J. Harmatuk Sr.  Search this

Type Citation:

Tyler, J., Purdy, R. W., et al. 1992. A new species of Sphoeroides pufferfish (Teleostei: Tetraodontidae) with extensive hyperstostis from the Pliocene of North Carolina. 105 (3): 470, f. 1-8.

Place:

Beaufort County, North Carolina, United States, North America

Geologic Age:

Cenozoic - Neogene - Pliocene - Early

Record Last Modified:

27 Aug 2024

Skeletal Morphology:

Appendicular element, cleithrum

Stratigraphy:

Chesapeake Group - Yorktown Fm - Sunken Meadow Mbr

Taxonomy:

Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Pisces Osteichthyes Teleostei Tetraodontiformes Tetraodontidae

Published Name:

Sphoeroides hyperostosus Tyler et al., 1992

USNM Number:

PAL364362

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Paleogeneral

Fishes

Fish Lee Creek Osteichthyes

Paleobiology

Data Source:

NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/3b438a79e-387f-4943-aec7-98c0d94ac957

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:nmnhpaleobiology_3392118