Pagrus sp.

Šoster, A. & Kovalchuk, O. M., 2016, Late Neogene And Pleistocene Porgy Fishes (Teleostei, Sparidae) Of The Eastern Paratethys, With Comments On Their Palaeoecology, Vestnik Zoologii 50 (5), pp. 415-422 : 417

Pagrus sp. (pl. 1, figs 1 –6)

M a t e r i a l a n d l o c a l i t i e s. Two molariform teeth NMNHU-P 53/5117–5118 (Novopetrovka, lower Pliocene); four molariform teeth (Shirokino 2, upper Pliocene).

D e s c r i p t i o n. The studied material consists of symmetrical and asymmetrical teeth. Symmetrical teeth (pl. 1, figs 1 –4) are round and slightly elliptically elongated. Teeth are convex and slightly conical in lateral view (pl. 1, fig. 4). The teeth’s apical surface is irregular by the form of holes, which could be attributed to wear and postmortem bioerosion. Basal parts are not preserved. The pulpal cavity is clearly visible in all specimens, and the enamel is brown. Asymmetrical teeth (pl. 1, figs 5–6) are elongated elliptically and are kidney-like in shape. The teeth are convex in lateral section and uniformly curved. Their apical surface is damaged, most likely because of bioerosion (pl. 1, fig. 5). Basal parts are poorly preserved (pl. 1, fig. 6) or absent (pl. 1, fig. 5). The pulpal cavity is filled with sediment. The enamel is dark brown or black.

M e a s u r e m e n t s, i n m m. Length — 10–18 (μ = 15); width — 6–14 (μ = 11).

Figures

Fig. 1. Localities with fossil remains of sparid fishes from Ukraine and their stratigraphic sequence.