Ambarakaraka, Ankitohazo basin (BMNH) (Triassic of Madagascar)

Where: Madagascar (13.5° S, 48.9° E: paleocoordinates 45.1° S, 40.8° E)

When: Dienerian (250.5 - 251.2 Ma)

Environment/lithology: marine; lithology not reported

Size class: macrofossils

Reposited in the BMNH

Primary reference: J.-P. Lehman. 1952. Etude complémentaire des poissons de l'Eotrias de Madagascar. Kungliga Svenska Vetenskapsakademiens Handlingar 2:1-201 [M. Clapham/P. Vazquez/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 153373: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Priscilla Vazquez on 12.12.2013

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Taxonomic list

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Coelacanthimorpha
 Coelacanthiformes - Whiteiidae
Whiteia woodwardi, Whiteia tuberculata
Whiteia woodwardi Moy-Thomas 1935 coelacanth
BMNH P.17169, P.17167
Whiteia tuberculata Moy-Thomas 1935 coelacanth
BMNH P.17203
Osteichthyes
 Parasemionotiformes - Parasemionotidae
Parasemionotus labordei, Watsonulus eugnathoides, Jacobulus novus, Thomasinotus divisus
Parasemionotus labordei Priem 1924 ray-finned fish
BMNH P.19549, P.19553, P. 19568, P.19551, P.19659
Watsonulus eugnathoides Piveteau 1935 ray-finned fish
BMNH P.19526, P.16628, P.16629, P.19527,
Jacobulus novus Lehman 1952 ray-finned fish
BMNH P.16240
Thomasinotus divisus Lehman 1952 ray-finned fish
BMNH P.19532
 Ptycholepiformes - Ptycholepididae
Boreosomus gillioti
Boreosomus gillioti Priem 1924 ray-finned fish
BMNH P.19641, P.26478, P.16635, P.19866, P. 19867, P.19688, P.19798
 Acipenseriformes - Errolichthyidae
Errolichthys mirabilis
Errolichthys mirabilis Lehman 1952 ray-finned fish
BMNH P.19627, P.19626
 Saurichthyiformes - Saurichthyidae
"Saurichthys madagascariensis" = Saurichthys (Eosaurichthys) madagascariensis
"Saurichthys madagascariensis" = Saurichthys (Eosaurichthys) madagascariensis Piveteau 1945 ray-finned fish
BMNH P.17125, P.25311, P.19652, P.17127
 Pholidopleuriformes - Pholidopleuridae
Australosomus merlei
Australosomus merlei Piveteau 1930 ray-finned fish
BMNH P.17157, P.17160, P.17140, P.16618, P.17152, P.20942, P.16228, P.17142, P.25272, P.20938
 Palaeonisciformes - Rhadinichthyidae
Pteronisculus maropterus, Pteronisculus cicatrosus, Pteronisculus arambourgi
Pteronisculus maropterus
BMNH P.19508, P. 19509, P.16723
Pteronisculus cicatrosus White 1933
BMNH P.16298
Pteronisculus arambourgi Lehman 1952
BMNH P.16293, P. 16294
Actinopteri
 Perleidiformes - Perleididae
"Perleidus madagascariensis" = Teffichthys madagascariensis, "Perleidus piveteaui" = Teffichthys madagascariensis, Perleidus sp.
"Perleidus madagascariensis" = Teffichthys madagascariensis Piveteau 1934
BMNH P.19597, P.19612, P.19615, P.19595, P.19617, P.17125
"Perleidus piveteaui" = Teffichthys madagascariensis Piveteau 1934
BMNH P.19591, P.19580, P.19583
Perleidus sp. de Alessandri 1910
BMNH P.19589, 19590