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New data on the structure of the Early Devonian lungfish,Dipnorhynchus

 

作者: K.S.W. Campbell,   R.E. Barwick,   I.D. Lindley,  

 

期刊: Alcheringa: An Australasian Journal of Palaeontology  (Taylor Available online 2000)
卷期: Volume 24, issue 4  

页码: 277-298

 

ISSN:0311-5518

 

年代: 2000

 

DOI:10.1080/03115510008619532

 

出版商: Taylor & Francis Group

 

关键词: Dipnoans;Dipnorhynchus;skull;parasphenoid;braincase;palatoquadrate;Early Devonian;Australia

 

数据来源: Taylor

 

摘要:

A skull of a young specimen ofDipnorhynchus sussmilchi(Etheridge Jr), from the base of the Bloomfield Limestone Member (mid-Emsian, probablyperbonusZone) at Taemas, has both sides of the skull roof preserved, but the cheeks are missing. The posterior end of the endocranium, up to its dorsal extremity, provides new data on the endolymphatic sacs, and the attachment of the epaxial muscles. The endolymphatic region is compared with that ofChirodipterus australis. The palate is not fully formed and the marginal ridges are not fully developed. The fine structures around the dermopalatines and the pterygoids are preserved, indicating the manner in which the plates grew. The position of the parasphenoid is clearly outlined against the pterygoids, and confirms the view that this primitive genus of dipnoans did not have the pterygoids divided by the parasphenoid. All these features provide new information and comparison withDipterus valenciennesi, the next oldest genus on which the same regions are preserved. In addition, a new mandible from a horizon low in the Cavan Bluff Formation is well preserved and provides information on the external bones ofDipnorhynchus.

 

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