A Review of the Problematic Extinct Teleost Fish Araripichthys, with a Description of a New Species from the Lower Cretaceous of Venezuela

Maisey, John G.; Moody, John M.

doi:10.1206/0003-0082(2001)324<0001:arotpe>2.0.co;2

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“…(outgroup), the three species of † Pharmacichthys († P. judensis , † P. numismalis , and † P. venenifer ), † Pycnosteroides levispinosus , eight species from six different genera of †Aipichthyoidea († Aipichthys minor , † A. oblongus , † A. velifer , † Paraipichthys lusitanicus , † Freigichthys elleipsis , † Aipichthyoides galeatus , † Aspesaipichthys cavaensis , and † Zoqueichthys carolinae ), and † Sphenocephalus fissicaudus Agassiz, 1838, one the oldest known paracanthopterygian, known by well‐preserved specimens (Rosen & Patterson, ; but see Newbrey et al ., ). We chose not to include † Araripichthys , judging that Maisey & Moody () and Cavin () provided convincing evidence that this genus is not an acanthomorph. † Dinopteryx was also excluded, because the incompleteness of the available material made most relevant characters impossible to assess (Patterson, ).…”

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“…†Araripichthyidae is a monogeneric family comprising four species (Alvarado‐Ortega & Brito, ): † Araripichthys castilhoi Silva Santos, 1985 from the Albian of Brazil and Mexico; † Araripichthys corythophorus Cavin, 1997 from the Turonian of Morocco; † Araripichthys axelrodi Maisey & Moody, from the Aptian of Venezuela; and † Araripichthys weberi Alvarado‐Ortega & Brito, from the Albian of Mexico. A close relationship between † Araripichthys and lampridiforms has been suggested by Maisey & Blum (: 215), because this genus shows a large ascending process on the premaxilla and absence of pelvic fins (a character present in only some taeniosomes); however, Maisey & Moody () later argued that these features are probably convergent with lampridiforms, because † Araripichthys lacks most acanthomorph, ctenosquamate, and even euteleost synapomorphies. Cavin () performed a phylogenetic analysis showing that † Araripichthys is closer to the non‐acanthomorph euteleost Esox than to the acanthomorph † Hoplopteryx .…”

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Early fossils illuminate character evolution and interrelationships of Lampridiformes (Teleostei, Acanthomorpha)

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Lampridiformes is a peculiar clade of pelagic marine acanthomorph (spiny‐rayed) teleosts. Its phylogenetic position remains ambiguous, and varies depending on the type of data (morphological or molecular) used to infer interrelationships. Because the extreme morphological specializations of lampridiforms may have overwritten the ancestral features of the group with a bearing on its relationships, the inclusion of fossils that exhibit primitive character state combinations for the group as a whole is vital in establishing its phylogenetic position. Therefore, we present an osteological data set of extant (ten taxa) and fossil (14 taxa) acanthomorphs, including early Late Cretaceous taxa for which a close relationship with extant Lampridiformes has been suggested: †Aipichthyoidea, †Pharmacichthyidae, and †Pycnosteroididae. We find that all three taxa plus Lampridiformes form a clade that we call Lampridomorpha. Under this hypothesis, †Aipichthyoidea is paraphyletic. The inclusion of fossils in the analysis changes the topology, highlighting their critical importance in phylogenetic studies of morphological characters. When fossils are included, Lampridomorpha is sister to Euacanthomorpha (all other extant acanthomorphs), concurring with most previous anatomical studies, but conflicting with most molecular results. Lampridomorpha as a whole was a major component of the earliest acanthomorph faunas, notably in the Cenomanian. © 2014 The Linnean Society of London

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Early fossils illuminate character evolution and interrelationships of Lampridiformes (Teleostei, Acanthomorpha)

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“…The Goulmima fish assemblage shows biogeographical affinities with the northern South Atlantic but also with the western Tethys as indicated by recent findings. Araripichthys, for instance, was first regarded as an endemic fish from Brazil (Silva Santos, 1985;Maisey and Blum, 1991), but its distribution is now spread as far as Venezuela (Maisey and Moody, 2001) and Mexico (Blanco and Cavin, 2003) while its stratigraphic distribution extends from the Aptian-Albian (Brazil, Venezuela) to the Turonian (Morocco, Mexico). Similarly Goulmimichthys, first recognised based on specimens from Goulmima and previously regarded as restricted to that locality, now extends as far as Colombia (Paramo Fonseca, personnal communication) and Mexico (Blanco and Cavin, 2003).…”

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Vertebrate assemblages from the early Late Cretaceous of southeastern Morocco: An overview

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Journal of African Earth Sciences

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“…Uma vez aceita esta questão, hipóteses foram levantadas considerando a rota desta incursão marinha, que poderia ser a partir das bacias SergipeAlagoas (S-SE), Potiguar (N-NE) e do Parnaíba (O-NO) (Mabesoone & Tinoco, 1973;Martill, 2007;Assine, 2007), ou ainda, uma tríplice junção dos braços do mar que interligavam as três bacias citadas (Mabesoone et al, 1999;Valença et al, 2003). Arai (1999;2009) (Regali, 1989;Arai et al, 1994;Antonioli & Arai, 2002), crustáceos (Lindoso et al, 2013), peixes (Silva-Santos, 1991;Maisey & Moody, 2001;Brito et al, 2008) e tartarugas (Batista & Carvalho, 2007). Neste levantamento realizado por Arai (2014), em relação a moluscos da bacia do Araripe, apenas duas espécies foram citadas, uma vez, que correspondiam as únicas descritas formalmente.…”

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Paleoecology and Paleogeography of Mollusks and Echinoids from Romualdo Formation, Aptian-Albian of the Araripe Basin, Brazil

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ResumoA influência marinha no Aptiano-Albiano da bacia sedimentar do Araripe, sempre foi sugerida a partir de fósseis de vários grupos taxonômicos como os equinoides e diversos moluscos gastrópodos e biválvios. Apesar da Formação Romualdo apresentar assembleias com fósseis desses invertebrados, relevantes para a indicação dessa influência marinha durante o Aptiano-Albiano, passaram muitos anos sem receber estudos apropriados. Somente após os recentes trabalhos feitos tanto com os equinoides como os moluscos ali representados possibilitou a análise paleoecológica dessas assembleias. Esses estudos possibilitarão configurar uma possível rota dessa incursão marinha ocorrida no início da formação do Oceano Atlântico. Nesse trabalho foram analisados fósseis de invertebrados de vinte sítios da Formação Romualdo, distribuídos ao longo da bacia do Araripe em Pernambuco, Ceará e no Piauí. A partir deste estudo foram feitas inferências paleoecológicas, bem como a distribuição paleogeográfica da fauna mostrando prováveis ambientes de sedimentação marinho, lagunar e estuarino, mostrando as possíveis entradas do mar na bacia. Foram constatadas espécies em comum com o Albiano da bacia de Sergipe e com a Formação Codó, no Maranhão. Essa associação de invertebrados marinhos é composta predominantemente pelos equinodermos: Pygurus (Echinopygus) tinocoi e Bothryopneustes araripensis, pelos gastrópodos: Tylostoma ranchariensis, Cerithium sergipensis, Paraglauconia (Diglauconia) araripensis e pelos biválvios: Aguileria dissita e Brachidontes araripensis. Já na associação lagunar predominam gastrópodos Paraglauconia (Diglauconia) araripensis, Gymnentome (Gymnentome) romualdoi, Gymnentome (Craginia) beurleni, "Pseudomesalia" ("Pseudomesalia") santanensis, "Pseudomesalia" ("Pseudomesalia") "mennessieri", Cerithium sergipensis e Tylostoma ranchariensis e ausência de equinoides. Na estuarina predominam os biválvios Brachidontes araripensis e Corbula sp. Palavras-chave: Aptiano-Albiano, bacia do Araripe, Formação Romualdo, gastrópodos, biválvios, equinoides, associações faunísticas marinha, lagunar e estuarina. AbstractThe marine influence in the Aptian-Albian of the Araripe Sedimentary Basin, has always been suggested from fossils of several different taxonomic groups. Although the Romualdo Formation presented fossil assemblages of these invertebrates, relevant for the indication of this marine influence during the Aptian-Albian, they spent many years without receiving appropriate studies. Only after the recent work done with both the equinoids and the molluscs represented there allowed the paleoecological analysis of these assemblies. These studies will make it possible to configure a possible route of this marine incursion that occurred at the beginning of the formation of the Atlantic Ocean. From this study were made paleoecological inferences, as well as the paleogeographic distribution of the fauna showing probable environments of marine, lagoon and estuarine sedimentation, showing the possible entrances of the sea in the basin. Com...

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A Review of the Problematic Extinct Teleost Fish Araripichthys, with a Description of a New Species from the Lower Cretaceous of Venezuela

Cited by 28 publications

References 21 publications

Early fossils illuminate character evolution and interrelationships of Lampridiformes (Teleostei, Acanthomorpha)

Early fossils illuminate character evolution and interrelationships of Lampridiformes (Teleostei, Acanthomorpha)

Vertebrate assemblages from the early Late Cretaceous of southeastern Morocco: An overview

Paleoecology and Paleogeography of Mollusks and Echinoids from Romualdo Formation, Aptian-Albian of the Araripe Basin, Brazil

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