First dercetid fish from the Upper Cretaceous of Antarctica

Abstract Aulopiformes, a clade including lizardfishes and allies, comprise a long-standing marine lineage from the Early Cretaceous to the Recent. We describe Antarctichthys longipectoralis gen. et sp. nov. from the late Campanian marine strata of Antarctica (Snow Hill Island Formation). This specie...

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Main Authors: Valéria Gallo, Francisco J. de Figueiredo, Arthur Souza Brum, Marina Bento Soares, Juliana Manso Sayão, André Eduardo Piacentini Pinheiro, Rodrigo Giesta Figueiredo, Ricardo Tadeu Lopes, Olga Maria Oliveira de Araújo, Alexander W. A. Kellner
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-03570-y
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