Clupeidae, Cuvier, 1816

Lin, Chien-Hsiang & Nolf, Dirk, 2022, Middle and late Eocene fish otoliths from the eastern and southern USA, European Journal of Taxonomy 814, pp. 1-122 : 43

Clupeidae indet.

Fig. 13H

Remarks

Clupeid otoliths are rare in the collection in terms of their numeric abundance in the associations, but they were found across different regions and ages. The mentioned specimen is an example of such a small otolith, well recognizable as a clupeid, but it does not allow a more precise assignment.

Stratigraphic and geographic distribution

Lutetian: “Stone City beds”, Texas; Dobys Bluff Tongue of Kosciusko Formation, Mississippi. Bartonian: Landrum Member, Texas; Cook Mountain Formation, Mississippi; “upper” Lisbon Formation, Alabama.

Figures

Fig. 13. Fish otoliths from the US middle and upper Eocene. A–C. “Conger” websteri (Frost, 1933), Piney Point F., Pamunkey River, 1 km E of Eanes property, Virginia (IRSNB P 10014–10016). D. “Osteoglossum” aff. rhomboidalis (Stinton, 1977), “Stone City beds”, Stone City Bluff, Brazos River, sample 2 from bed P, Texas (P 10017). E–F. Neoopisthopterus weltoni sp. nov. E. Landrum M., Crockett, Texas, holotype (IRSNB P 10018). F. “Stone City beds”, Stone City Bluff, Brazos River, bed I, Texas, paratype (IRSNB P 10019). G. Sardinops sp., Landrum M., Crockett, Texas (IRSNB P 10020). H. Clupeidae indet., Landrum M., Crockett, Texas (IRSNB P 10021). I–J. Plotosus sp., Wheelock M., Little Brazos River, confluence with Brazos River, Texas (P 10022–10023). 1 = ventral view; 2 = inner view; 3 = anterior view. Scale bars = 1 mm.