Otoliths in situ from Sarmatian (Middle Miocene) fishes of the Paratethys. Preface: a first attempt to fill the gap between the otolith and skeletal records of teleost fishes

Werner Schwarzhans; Giorgio Carnevale

doi:10.1007/s13358-017-0126-9

Otoliths in situ from Sarmatian (Middle Miocene) fishes of the Paratethys. Preface: a first attempt to fill the gap between the otolith and skeletal records of teleost fishes

Werner Schwarzhans^*, Giorgio Carnevale

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The studies presented in this special issue describe and evaluate otoliths in situ in 18 species of extinct Paratethyan fishes, 17 from Sarmatian, and one from Karaganian deposits. Together with previously described fishes from the area with otoliths in situ and additional works which we are aware of being in progress, this time interval has now yielded 34 fish species with otoliths in situ, approximately equivalent to one-third of the entire Sarmatian fish fauna of the Paratethys known to date. Therefore, it represents by far the most diverse fossil fish fauna with otoliths in situ. The implications of the linking of skeletal and otolith data are briefly discussed as well as the prospects for future research. The anecdotal history of the formation of the work group which became engaged in these studies is presented.

Original language	English
Journal	Swiss Journal of Palaeontology
Volume	136
Issue number	1
Pages (from-to)	1-6
Number of pages	6
ISSN	1664-2376
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s13358-017-0126-9
Publication status	Published - 2017

Keywords

Articulated fish skeletons
Miocene
Otoliths in situ
Palaeo-ichthyology
Paratethys

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Otoliths in situ from Sarmatian (Middle Miocene) fishes of the Paratethys. Preface : a first attempt to fill the gap between the otolith and skeletal records of teleost fishes. / Schwarzhans, Werner; Carnevale, Giorgio.

In: Swiss Journal of Palaeontology, Vol. 136, No. 1, 2017, p. 1-6.

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Otoliths in situ from Sarmatian (Middle Miocene) fishes of the Paratethys. Preface: a first attempt to fill the gap between the otolith and skeletal records of teleost fishes

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