Antennariidae

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 : 97

Antennariidae indet.

Fig. 37E

Remarks

A single otolith from the Piney Point Formation, Virginia, has the typical sulcus pattern of antennariids. A more precise taxonomic evaluation is not possible just on the basis of that specimen.

Stratigraphic and geographic distribution

Lutetian: Piney Point Formation, Virginia.

Figures

Fig. 37. Fish otoliths from the US middle and upper Eocene. A–D. Malthopsis? sp. A. Landrum M., Pin Oak Creek, Texas (IRSNB P 10262). B. Wheelock M., Little Brazos River, Stenzel loc., Texas (IRSNB P 10263). C–D. Moodys Branch F., Jackson, Town Creek, Mississippi (IRSNB P 10264–10265). E. Antennariidae indet., Piney Point F., Pamunkey River, Devil’s Hole, Virginia (IRSNB P 10266). 1 = ventral view; 2 = inner view. Scale bars = 1 mm.