Janassid petalodonts (Chondrichthyes, Petalodontiformes, Janassidae) from the middle Mississippian (Viséan) Ste. Genevieve Formation, Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky, USA

Hodnett, John-Paul; Toomey, Rickard S.; Olson, Rickard A.; Tweet, Justin; Santucci, Vincent

doi:10.1080/08912963.2023.2231955

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“…From the PRI, we have identified more than 25 localities within four geologic horizons spanning the Middle to Late Mississippian Subperiod (Figure 2). The two Middle Mississippian horizons have recently been briefly presented (Hodnett et al 2021(Hodnett et al , 2022. During the Middle Mississippian Subperiod, central Kentucky was part of the southern Illinois Marine Basin, which also extended through what is now Illinois, Indiana, Tennessee, and Missouri (Saber and Dever 1990) (Figure 3A).…”

Section: Chondrichthyan Assemblages Of Mammoth Cavementioning

confidence: 99%

Sharks in the dark: Paleontological resource inventory reveals multiple successive Mississippian Subperiod cartilaginous fish (Chondrichthyes) assemblages within Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky

Hodnett,

Toomey,

Olson

et al. 2024

Parks Stewardship Forum

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A focused search for ancient Mississippian Subperiod marine vertebrates during a paleontological resource inventory of Mammoth Cave National Park, Kentucky, has yielded a wealth of new fossil data, previously unrecognized at this park. To date, we have identified marine vertebrate fossils from four primary horizons at the park, two of which are the first records of marine vertebrate fossils occurring in those horizons. Mammoth Cave sites have produced more than 70 species of ancient fish, about 90% representing cartilaginous fishes (sharks and kin), including several new species. The paleontological resource inventory of Mammoth Cave demonstrates that this park is an important resource for providing data on how fish assemblages changed during the formation of the super-continent Pangea. The inventory data also can help correct antiquated information on fossil sharks found in the region (in some cases not updated since their publication in the late 19th century).

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Section: Chondrichthyan Assemblages Of Mammoth Cavementioning

confidence: 99%