Nardorex
| Nardorex Temporal range: Campanian to Maastrichtian
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| Order: | Rosen, 1973
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| Family: | Nardorexidae
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| Genus: | Nardorex
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| Species: | N. zorzini
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| Nardorex zorzini Taverne, 2004
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Nardorex zorzini is an extinct nektonic predatory aulopiformid fish from Late Cretaceous Italy.[1]
Description[edit]
Nardorex zorzini is a superficially mackerel-like animal whose overall anatomy places it within the order Aulopiformes. However, the details of its osteology make its placement within Aulopiformes problematic.
Distribution[edit]
Specimens of N. zorzini are found in Campanian to Maastrichtian-aged marine strata of Nardo, Italy.
References[edit]
- ^ Taverne, L. "Les poissons crétacés de Nardò. 19. Nardorex zorzoni gen. et sp. nov.(Teleostei, Aulopiformes, Alepisauroidei)." Bollet. Mus. Civ. Stor. Natu. Ver. Geolo. Paleon. Preist 28 (2004): 29-40.
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