A new species of Cladocyclus (Teleostei : Ichthyodectiformes) from the Cenomanian of Morocco

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• 17-09-2007

Forey, P.L. & Cavin, L.. Palaeontologia Electronica, 10 (3), 10 p. http://palaeo-electronica.org/2007_3/133/index.html

A species of ichthyodectiform fish, Cladocyclus pankowskii sp.nov. is described based on a single well-preserved braincase specimen from the Cenomanian Kem Kem beds of southern Morocco. It differs from the type species, C. gardneri, in the proportions of the skull roof. The presence of a species of Cladocyclus in Morocco adds yet another vicariant taxon shared between Brazil and Africa in the mid-Cretaceous, when Africa was separating from South America during the formation of the South Atlantic.

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