2014 in paleoichthyology

none 2014 paleoichthyology paleontology paleobotany arthropod paleontology paleoentomology paleomalacology reptile paleontology archosaur paleontology mammal paleontology This list of fossil fishes described in 2014 is a list of new taxa of placoderms, fossil cartilaginous fishes and bony fishess of every kind that have been described during the year 2014, as well as other significant discoveries and events related to paleontology of fishes that occurred in the year 2014. The list only includes taxa at the level of genus or species. Research An overview of adaptations for locomotion in water in fossil fishes is published by Fletcher et al. (2014).Thomas Fletcher John Altringham Jeffrey Peakall Paul Wignall Robert Dorrell 2014 Hydrodynamics of fossil fishes Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 281 1788 20140703 10.1098/rspb.2014.0703 24943377 4083790 New fossil material of the Cambrian chordate Metaspriggina walcotti is described by Conway Morris and Caron (2014), who reinterpret M. walcotti as a primitive fish.Simon Conway Morris Jean-Bernard Caron 2014 A primitive fish from the Cambrian of North America Nature 512 7515 419–422 10.1038/nature13414 24919146 2014Natur.512..419M 2850050 http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/3073/1/nature13414.pdf 2019-07-12 2019-01-23 https://web.archive.org/web/20190712162021/http://eprints.esc.cam.ac.uk/3073/1/nature13414.pdf dead A study of relationships and character distributions of early gnathostomes, including placoderms and acanthodians, is published by Brazeau and Friedman (2014).Martin D. Brazeau Matt Friedman 2014 The characters of Palaeozoic jawed vertebrates Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 170 4 779–821 10.1111/zoj.12111 25750460 4347021 Cranial anatomy of the placoderm Romundina stellina is described by Dupret et al. (2014).Vincent Dupret Sophie Sanchez Daniel Goujet Paul Tafforeau Per E. Ahlberg 2014 A primitive placoderm sheds light on the origin of the jawed vertebrate face Nature 507 7493 500–503 10.1038/nature12980 24522530 2014Natur.507..500D 3084378 A specimen of the ischnacanthiform acanthodian Nerepisacanthus denisoni is described from the Late Silurian Bertie Formation of southern Ontario, Canada by Burrow and Rudkin (2014).Carole J. Burrow David Rudkin 2014 Oldest Near-Complete Acanthodian: The First Vertebrate from the Silurian Bertie Formation Konservat-Lagerstätte, Ontario PLOS ONE 9 8 e104171 10.1371/journal.pone.0104171 25093877 4122448 2014PLoSO...9j4171B free A specimen of the acanthodian Acanthodes bridgei with preserved tissues of its eye, which provides the first record of mineralized rods and cones in a fossil, is described from the Late Carboniferous Hamilton Formation in Kansas, USA by Tanaka et al. (2014).Gengo Tanaka Andrew R. Parker Yoshikazu Hasegawa David J. Siveter Ryoichi Yamamoto Kiyoshi Miyashita Yuichi Takahashi Shosuke Ito Kazumasa Wakamatsu Takao Mukuda Marie Matsuura Ko Tomikawa Masumi Furutani Kayo Suzuki Haruyoshi Maeda 2014 Mineralized rods and cones suggest colour vision in a 300 Myr-old fossil fish Nature Communications 5 5920 10.1038/ncomms6920 25536302 2014NatCo...5.5920T free 2324/2928820 free An analysis of the fossil record of Carcharocles megalodon, intending to establish its date of extinction, is published by Pimiento and Clements (2014).Catalina Pimiento Christopher F. Clements 2014 When Did Carcharocles megalodon Become Extinct? A New Analysis of the Fossil Record PLOS ONE 9 10 e111086 10.1371/journal.pone.0111086 25338197 4206505 2014PLoSO...9k1086P free A study of the phylogenetic relationships of the Triassic halecomorph Archaeosemionotus connectens is published by López-Arbarello, Stockar and Bürgin (2014).Adriana López-Arbarello Rudolf Stockar Toni Bürgin 2014 Phylogenetic Relationships of the Triassic Archaeosemionotus Deecke (Halecomorphi, Ionoscopiformes) from the 'Perledo Fauna' PLOS ONE 9 10 e108665 10.1371/journal.pone.0108665 25296174 4189917 2014PLoSO...9j8665L free Triassic scanilepiform neopterygian species Fukangichthys longidorsalis is revised by Xu, Gao and Finarelli (2014).Guang-Hui Xu Ke-Qin Gao John A. Finarelli 2014 A revision of the Middle Triassic scanilepiform fish Fukangichthys longidorsalis from Xinjiang, China, with comments on the phylogeny of the Actinopteri Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34 4 747–759 10.1080/02724634.2014.837053 86780247 A study of the phylogenetic interrelationships of lampridiform teleosts and of their Late Cretaceous relatives, is published by Davesne et al. (2014).Donald Davesne Matt Friedman Véronique Barriel Guillaume Lecointre Philippe Janvier Cyril Gallut Olga Otero 2014 Early fossils illuminate character evolution and interrelationships of Lampridiformes (Teleostei, Acanthomorpha) Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 172 2 475–498 10.1111/zoj.12166 https://ora.ox.ac.uk/objects/uuid:2623b355-6da9-4fa6-bc05-192469ba7de5 A virtual cranial endocast of the lungfish Rhinodipterus kimberleyensis from the Late Devonian Gogo Formation of Australia is presented by Clement and Ahlberg (2014).Alice M. Clement Per E. Ahlberg 2014 The First Virtual Cranial Endocast of a Lungfish (Sarcopterygii: Dipnoi) PLOS ONE 9 11 e113898 10.1371/journal.pone.0113898 25427173 4245222 2014PLoSO...9k3898C free A study on the histology of the humerus of Eusthenopteron is published by Sanchez, Tafforeau & Ahlberg (2014).S. Sanchez P. Tafforeau P. E. Ahlberg 2014 The humerus of Eusthenopteron: a puzzling organization presaging the establishment of tetrapod limb bone marrow Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences 281 1782 20140299 10.1098/rspb.2014.0299 24648231 3973280 New taxa Newly named jawless vertebrates Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesDartmuthia proceraT. Märss O. Afanassieva H. Blom 2014 Biodiversity of the Silurian osteostracans of the East Baltic Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh 105 2 73–148 10.1017/S1755691014000218 131496210 Sp. novValidMärss, Afanassieva & BlomSilurian (late Gorstian to Ludfordian)Estonia LatviaAn osteostracan related to Tremataspis, a species of Dartmuthia.DentapeltaBradley R. Scott Mark V. H. Wilson 2015 The Superciliaspididae, a new family of Early Devonian Osteostraci (jawless vertebrates) from northern Canada, with two new genera and three new species Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 13 3 167–187 10.1080/14772019.2013.863809 85427502 Gen. et sp. novValidDavid Didier Bermúdez-Rochas Francisco José Poyato-Ariza Bermúdez-Rochas, David D. & Francisco J. Poyato-Ariza. 2014. A new semionotiform actinopterygian fish from the Mesozoic of Spain and its phylogenetic implications Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 2015 10.1080/14772019.2014.881928 13 4Scott & WilsonEarly Devonian (Lochkovian)CanadaAn osteostracan related to Superciliaspis. The type species is Dentapelta loefflerae.EldaaspisGen. et sp. novValidMärss, Afanassieva & BlomSilurian (late Homerian)EstoniaA tremataspidiform osteostracan of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Eldaaspis miklii.GlabrapeltaGen. et 2 sp. novValidScott & WilsonEarly Devonian (Lochkovian)CanadaAn osteostracan related to Superciliaspis. Genus contains two species: G. cristata and G. minima.MeelaidaspisGen. et sp. novValidMärss, Afanassieva & BlomSilurian (late Homerian)EstoniaAn osteostracan of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly a member of Cephalaspidiformes. The type species is Meelaidaspis gennadii.OhesaareaspisGen. et sp. novValidMärss, Afanassieva & BlomLate Silurian (Pridoli)EstoniaAn osteostracan of uncertain phylogenetic placement, possibly a member of Cephalaspidiformes. The type species is Ohesaareaspis ponticulata.TahulaspisGen. et 2 sp. novValidMärss, Afanassieva & BlomLate SilurianEstonia LatviaA tremataspidiform osteostracan of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Tahulaspis ordinata; genus also contains Tahulaspis praevia.Tremataspis perforataSp. novValidMärss, Afanassieva & BlomSilurian (late Homerian to late Gorstian)EstoniaAn osteostracan, a species of Tremataspis''. Newly named placoderms Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAntineosteus rufusValéria Vaškaninová Petr Kraft 2014 The largest Lower Devonian placoderm - Antineosteus rufus sp. nov. from the Barrandian area (Czech Republic) Bulletin of Geosciences 89 3 635–644 10.3140/bull.geosci.1450 free Sp. novValidVaškaninová & KraftDevonian (late Emsian)Czech RepublicA homostiid, species of Antineosteus.200px|BarwickosteusGavin C. Young John A. Long 2014 New arthrodires (placoderm fishes) from the Aztec Siltstone (late Middle Devonian) of southern Victoria Land, Antarctica Australian Journal of Zoology 62 1 44–62 10.1071/ZO13070 86074874 Gen. et sp. novValidYoung & LongLate Middle DevonianAztec SiltstoneAntarctica (Victoria Land)A phlyctaeniid arthrodire. The type species is Barwickosteus antarcticus.GrifftaylorGen. et sp. novValidYoung & LongLate Middle DevonianAztec SiltstoneAntarctica (Victoria Land)A phlyctaeniid arthrodire. The type species is Grifftaylor antarcticus.RichardosteusJ. A. Long E. Mark-Kurik G. C. Young 2014 Taxonomic revision of buchanosteoid placoderms (Arthrodira) from the Early Devonian of south-eastern Australia and Arctic Russia Australian Journal of Zoology 62 1 26–43 10.1071/ZO13081 84393764 Gen. et sp. novValidLong, Mark-Kurik & YoungEarly DevonianAustraliaA buchanosteid arthrodire. The type species is Richardosteus barwickorum.UrvaspisGen. et sp. novValidLong, Mark-Kurik & YoungEarly DevonianRussiaA buchanosteid arthrodire. The type species is Urvaspis lithuanica. Newly named acanthodians Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesObruchevacanthus H. Botella E. Manzanares H. G. Ferrón C. Martínez-Pérez 2014 Obruchevacanthus ireneae gen. et sp. nov., a new ischnacanthiform (Acanthodii) from the Lower Devonian of Spain Paleontological Journal 48 10 1067–1076 10.1134/S0031030114100025 85762279 10550/85561 free Gen. et sp. novValidBotella et al.Early DevonianSpainAn ischnacanthiform acanthodian. The type species is Obruchevacanthus ireneae. Newly named cartilaginous fishes Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAcanthorhachisDavid M. Martill Peter J. A. Del Strother Florence Gallien 2014 Acanthorhachis, a new genus of shark from the Carboniferous (Westphalian) of Yorkshire, England Geological Magazine 151 3 517–533 10.1017/S0016756813000447 2014GeoM..151..517M 129437036 Gen. et comb. novValidMartill, Del Strother & GallienCarboniferous (ViséanRoy Smith David M. Martill Christopher Duffin 2017 The shark-beds of the Eyam Limestone Formation (Lower Carboniferous, Viséan) of Steeplehouse Quarry, Wirksworth, Derbyshire, UK Proceedings of the Geologists' Association 128 3 374–400 10.1016/j.pgeola.2017.04.004 https://researchportal.port.ac.uk/portal/en/publications/the-sharkbeds-of-the-eyam-limestone-formation-lower-carboniferous-visean-of-steeplehouse-quarry-wirksworth-derbyshire-uk(232999a5-ce45-4e9d-98cf-ddc0a6383ef8).html to Westphalian)United KingdomA shark, possibly a relative of Listracanthus. A new genus for "Listracanthus" spinatus Bolton (1896).Acrodus kalasinensisGilles Cuny Romain Liard Uthumporn Deesri Tida Liard Suchada Khamha Varavudh Suteethorn 2014 Shark faunas from the Late Jurassic—Early Cretaceous of northeastern Thailand Paläontologische Zeitschrift 88 3 309–328 10.1007/s12542-013-0206-0 129714897 free Sp. novValidCuny et al.Late Jurassic or Early CretaceousPhu Kradung FormationThailandAn acrodontine hybodontid, a species of Acrodus.AntrigouliaGuillaume Guinot Henri Cappetta Sylvain Adnet 2014 A rare elasmobranch assemblage from the Valanginian (Lower Cretaceous) of southern France Cretaceous Research 48 54–84 10.1016/j.cretres.2013.11.014 Gen. et sp. novValidGuinot, Cappetta & AdnetEarly Cretaceous (Valanginian)FranceA palaeospinacid synechodontiform neoselachian. The type species is Antrigoulia circumplicata.ArchaeogaleusGen. et sp. novValidGuinot, Cappetta & AdnetEarly Cretaceous (Valanginian)FranceA requiem shark. The type species is Archaeogaleus lengadocensis.CadieraGen. et sp. novValidGuinot, Cappetta & AdnetEarly Cretaceous (Valanginian)FranceA catshark. The type species is Cadiera camboensis.Cantioscyllium grandisDavid J. Cicimurri Charles N. Ciampaglio Katelyn E. Runyon 2014 Late Cretaceous Elasmobranchs from the Eutaw Formation at Luxapalila Creek, Lowndes County, Mississippi PalArch's Journal of Vertebrate Palaeontology 11 2 1–36 http://www.palarch.nl/2014/09/david-j-cicimurri-charles-n-ciampaglio-katelyn-e-runyon-2014-late-cretaceous-elasmobranchs-from-the-eutaw-formation-at-luxapalila-creek-lowndes-county-mississippi-palarchs-journa/ 2014-10-06 2014-10-03 https://web.archive.org/web/20141006101220/http://www.palarch.nl/2014/09/david-j-cicimurri-charles-n-ciampaglio-katelyn-e-runyon-2014-late-cretaceous-elasmobranchs-from-the-eutaw-formation-at-luxapalila-creek-lowndes-county-mississippi-palarchs-journa/ dead Sp. novValidCicimurri, Ciampaglio & RunyonLate CretaceousEutaw FormationUnited StatesA member of Ginglymostomatidae, a species of Cantioscyllium.Cetorhinus huddlestoni Bruce J. Welton 2014 A New Fossil Basking Shark (Lamniformes: Cetorhinidae) from the Middle Miocene Sharktooth Hill Bonebed, Kern County, California Contributions in Science 522 29–44 10.5962/p.214394 26585820 http://stage.nhm.org/site/sites/default/files/pdf/contrib_science/CS522.29-44.pdf 2019-08-29 2019-08-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20190829151859/https://stage.nhm.org/site/sites/default/files/pdf/contrib_science/CS522.29-44.pdf dead Sp. novValidWeltonMiddle MioceneSharktooth Hill BonebedUnited StatesA relative of the basking shark.Chlamydoselachus landinii Jorge D. Carrillo-Briceño Orangel A. Aguilera Félix Rodriguez 2014 Fossil Chondrichthyes from the Central Eastern Pacific Ocean and their Paleoceanographic Significance Journal of South American Earth Sciences 51 76–90 10.1016/j.jsames.2014.01.001 2014JSAES..51...76C Sp. novValidCarrillo-Briceño, Aguilera & RodriguezMiddle to late MioceneAngostura FormationEcuadorA member of the family Chlamydoselachidae. Originally described as a species of Chlamydoselachus; Cappetta, Morrison & Adnet (2019) transferred it to the genus Rolfodon.Henri Cappetta Kurt Morrison Sylvain Adnet 2019 A shark fauna from the Campanian of Hornby Island, British Columbia, Canada: an insight into the diversity of Cretaceous deep-water assemblages Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology 33 8 1121–1182 10.1080/08912963.2019.1681421 212878837 Copodus lebedeviV. R. Lyapin S. V. Bagirov 2014 The first record of Copodus Davis, 1883 (Chondrichthyes, Copodontiformes) from the Steshevian Regional Stage (Serpukhovian, Lower Carboniferous) of the Moscow Region Paleontological Journal 48 10 1045–1059 10.1134/S0031030114100050 84475442 Sp. novValidLyapin & BagirovEarly Carboniferous (Serpukhovian)RussiaA member of Copodontiformes, a species of Copodus.Echinorhinus vielhusSp. novValidGuinot, Cappetta & AdnetEarly Cretaceous (Valanginian)FranceA species of Echinorhinus.FissodopsisR. Lund E. D. Grogan M. Fath 2014 On the relationships of the Petalodontiformes (Chondrichthyes) Paleontological Journal 48 9 1015–1029 10.1134/S0031030114090081 84617203 Gen. et sp. novValidLund, Grogan & FathCarboniferous (Serpukhovian)Heath FormationUnited StatesA member of Petalodontiformes. The type species is Fissodopsis robustus.GarrigascylliumGen. et sp. novValidGuinot, Cappetta & AdnetEarly Cretaceous (Valanginian)FranceA carpet shark of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Garrigascyllium aganticensis.Gladioserratus dentatusSp. novValidGuinot, Cappetta & AdnetEarly Cretaceous (Valanginian)FranceA cow shark, a species of Gladioserratus.KanodusA. O. Ivanov O. A. Lebedev 2014 Permian chondrichthyans of the Kanin Peninsula, Russia Paleontological Journal 48 9 1030–1043 10.1134/S0031030114090056 128592243 Gen. et sp. novValidLebedev in Ivanov & LebedevMiddle PermianRussiaA psephodontid cochliodontiform holocephalan. The type species is Kanodus robustus.Lonchidion cristatumSp. novValidCicimurri, Ciampaglio & RunyonLate CretaceousEutaw FormationUnited StatesA member of Hybodontiformes, a species of Lonchidion.Lonchidion paramilloensisMarjorie J. Johns Guillermo L. Albanesi Gustavo G. Voldman 2014 Freshwater shark teeth (Family Lonchidiidae) from the Middle-Upper Triassic (Ladinian-Carnian) Paramillo Formation in the Mendoza Precordillera, Argentina Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34 3 512–523 10.1080/02724634.2013.803976 128643774 11336/32116 free Sp. novValidJohns, Albanesi & VoldmanMiddle–Late Triassic (Ladinian–Carnian)Paramillo FormationArgentinaA species of Lonchidion.MagistrauiaGen. et sp. novValidGuinot, Cappetta & AdnetEarly Cretaceous (Valanginian)FranceA carpet shark of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Magistrauia unicaplicata.Megachasma applegateiKenshu Shimada Bruce J. Welton Douglas J. Long 2014 A new fossil megamouth shark (Lamniformes, Megachasmidae) from the Oligocene-Miocene of the western United States Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34 2 281–290 10.1080/02724634.2013.803975 83949683 https://figshare.com/articles/dataset/A_new_fossil_megamouth_shark_Lamniformes_Megachasmidae_from_the_Oligocene_Miocene_of_the_western_United_States/963513 subscription Sp. novValidShimada, Welton & LongLate Oligocene to early Miocene (late Chattian to Aquitanian)United StatesA relative of the megamouth shark.Meristodonoides multiplicatusSp. novValidCicimurri, Ciampaglio & RunyonLate CretaceousEutaw FormationUnited StatesA member of Hybodontidae, a species of Meristodonoides.Myledaphus pustulosusSp. novValidCook et al.Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) and Cretaceous-Paleogene boundaryBug Creek Anthills Hell Creek Formation Scollard FormationCanada United StatesA member of Rajiformes related to guitarfishes, a species of Myledaphus.ObruchevodusE. D. Grogan R. Lund M. Fath 2014 A new petalodont chondrichthyan from the bear gulch limestone of montana, USA, with reassessment of Netsepoye hawesi and comments on the morphology of holomorphic petalodonts Paleontological Journal 48 9 1003–1014 10.1134/S0031030114090044 84238164 Gen. et sp. novValidGrogan, Lund & FathCarboniferous (Mississippian)Bear Gulch LimestoneUnited StatesA petalodontiform chondrichthyan. The type species is Obruchevodus griffithi.OccitanodusGen. et sp. novValidGuinot, Cappetta & AdnetEarly Cretaceous (Valanginian)FranceAn orthacodontid hexanchiform. The type species is Occitanodus sudrei.Omanoselache halliMartha B. Koot Gilles Cuny Michael J. Orchard Sylvain Richoz Malcolm B. Hart Richard J. Twitchett 2014 New hybodontiform and neoselachian sharks from the Lower Triassic of Oman Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 13 10 891–917 10.1080/14772019.2014.963179 2015JSPal..13..891K 129741739 Sp. novValid http://zoobank.org/References/E82E8BC2-1743-4883-B27B-3564DAAF2DF1 New hybodontiform and neoselachian sharks from the Lower Triassic of Oman Koot Martha B. Gilles Cuny Michael J. Orchard Sylvain Richoz Malcolm B. Hart Richard J. Twitchett Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 10.1080/14772019.2014.963179 2014 13 10 1477–2019 2015JSPal..13..891K subscription Koot & Cuny in Koot et al.Early Triassic (late Olenekian)OmanA hybodontiform shark of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Omanoselache.Ornatoscyllium rugasimulatumSp. novValidGuinot, Cappetta & AdnetEarly Cretaceous (Valanginian)FranceA carpet shark of uncertain phylogenetic placement. Originally described as a species of Ornatoscyllium, but subsequently transferred to the genus Similiteroscyllium.Iris Fuchs Andrea Engelbrecht Alexander Lukeneder Jürgen Kriwet 2018 New Early Cretaceous sharks (Chondrichthyes, Elasmobranchii) from deep-water deposits of Austria Cretaceous Research 84 245–257 10.1016/j.cretres.2017.11.013 2018CrRes..84..245F OzarcusAlan Pradel John G. Maisey Paul Tafforeau Royal H. Mapes Jon Mallatt 2014 A Palaeozoic shark with osteichthyan-like branchial arches Nature 509 7502 608–611 10.1038/nature13195 24739974 2014Natur.509..608P 3504437 Gen. et sp. novValidPradel et al.CarboniferousFayetteville FormationUnited StatesProbably a member of Falcatidae. The type species is Ozarcus mapesae.Paracestracion pectinatusSp. novValidGuinot, Cappetta & AdnetEarly Cretaceous (Valanginian)FranceOriginally interpreted as a bullhead shark and a species of Paracestracion; excluded from the family Heterodontidae by Hovestadt (2018).D.C. Hovestadt 2018 Reassessment and revision of the fossil Heterodontidae (Chondrichthyes: Neoselachii) based on tooth morphology of extant taxa Palaeontos 30 1–73 http://www.palaeontos.be/30/det30.html ParahemiscylliumGen. et sp. novValidGuinot, Cappetta & AdnetEarly Cretaceous (Valanginian)FranceA carpet shark of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Parahemiscyllium underwoodwardi.ParascylloidesDetlev Thies Jürgen Vespermann Jutta Solcher 2014 Two new neoselachian sharks (Elasmobranchii, Neoselachii, Synechodontiformes) from the Rhaetian (Late Triassic) of Europe Palaeontographica Abteilung A 303 4–6 137–167 10.1127/pala/303/2014/137 Gen. et sp. novValidThies, Vespermann & SolcherLate Triassic (Rhaetian)Germany United KingdomA member of Synechodontiformes of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Parascylloides turnerae.Parasquatina zitteliJürgen Pollerspöck Bernhard Beaury 2014 Parasquatina zitteli nov. sp. (Elasmobranchii: Orectolobiformes) from the Maastrichian of Upper Bavaria (Gerhartsreiter Ditch, Siegsdorf), with remarks on the distribution of the order Orectolobiformes Zitteliana 54 147–164 http://www.palmuc.de/bspg/images/pdf/zitteliana54/10_pollerspoeck.pdf 2014-12-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20141213014335/http://www.palmuc.de/bspg/images/pdf/zitteliana54/10_pollerspoeck.pdf 2014-12-13 Sp. novValidPollerspoeck & BeauryLate Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)GermanyAn orectolobiform, a species of Parasquatina.PolyfaciodusGen. et sp. novValid Koot & Cuny in Koot et al.Early Triassic (Induan to Olenekian)OmanA synechodontiform neoselachian shark of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Polyfaciodus pandus.Potamotrygon ucayalensisSylvain Adnet Rodolfo Salas Gismondi Pierre-Olivier Antoine 2014 Comparisons of dental morphology in river stingrays (Chondrichthyes: Potamotrygonidae) with new fossils from the middle Eocene of Peruvian Amazonia rekindle debate on their evolution Naturwissenschaften 101 1 33–45 10.1007/s00114-013-1127-1 24362557 2014NW....101...33A 11992032 Sp. novValidAdnet, Gismondi & AntoineMiddle EoceneYahuarango FormationPeruA river stingray, a species of Potamotrygon.Pseudorhina crochetiSp. novValidGuinot, Cappetta & AdnetEarly Cretaceous (Valanginian)FranceA relative of angel sharks, a species of Pseudorhina.RestesiaTodd D. Cook Michael G. Newbrey Donald B. Brinkman James I. Kirkland 2014 Euselachians from the freshwater deposits of the Hell Creek Formation of Montana GSA Special Papers 503 229–246 10.1130/2014.2503(08) Geological Society of America Special Papers 978-0-8137-2503-1 Gen. et comb. novValidCook et al.Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) and Cretaceous-Paleogene boundaryBug Creek Anthills Hell Creek Formation Lance FormationUnited StatesA wobbegong, a new genus for "Squatirhina" americana Estes (1964).Rhombopterygia zaborskiiRomain Vullo Philippe Courville 2014 Fish remains (Elasmobranchii, Actinopterygii) from the Late Cretaceous of the Benue Trough, Nigeria Journal of African Earth Sciences 97 194–206 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2014.04.016 2014JAfES..97..194V https://hal-insu.archives-ouvertes.fr/insu-01004270/file/Vullo-courville-jaes-2014-HAL.pdf Sp. novValidVullo & CourvilleLate CretaceousNigeriaA member of Rajiformes of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Rhombopterygia.SafrodusGen. et sp. novValid Koot & Cuny in Koot et al.Early Triassic (Olenekian)OmanA synechodontiform neoselachian shark of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Safrodus tozeri.SaltiriusTodd D. Cook Jeffrey G. Eaton Michael G. Newbrey Mark V. H. Wilson 2014 A new genus and species of freshwater stingray (Myliobatiformes, Dasyatoidea) from the latest middle Eocene of Utah, U.S.A. Journal of Paleontology 88 3 497–503 10.1666/13-046 129029582 Gen. et sp. novValidCook et al.Middle EoceneBrian Head FormationUnited StatesA dasyatoid stingray. The type species is Saltirius utahensis.Scyliorhinus biformisThomas Reinecke 2014 Two new scyliorhinid shark species (Elasmobranchii, Carcharhiniformes, Scyliorhinidae), from the Sülstorf Beds (Chattian, Late Oligocene) of the southeastern North Sea Basin, northern Germany Palæovertebrata 38 1 10.18563/pv.38.1.e1Sp. novValidReineckeOligocene (early to middle Chattian)Sülstorf BedsGermanyA catshark, a species of Scyliorhinus.Scyliorhinus suelstorfensisSp. novValidReineckeOligocene (early to middle Chattian)Sülstorf BedsGermanyA catshark, a species of Scyliorhinus.Squalicorax benguerirensisHenri Cappetta Sylvain Adnet Driss Akkrim Mohamed Amalik 2014 New Squalicorax species (Neoselachii: Lamniformes) from the Lower Maastrichtian of Ganntour phosphate deposit, Morocco Palæovertebrata 38 2–e3 1–13 10.18563/pv.38.2.e3Sp. novValidCappetta, Adnet, Akkrim & AmalikLower MaastrichtianGanntour phosphate depositMoroccoAn anacoracid shark, a species of Squalicorax.Squalicorax microserratusSp. novValidCappetta, Adnet, Akkrim & AmalikLower MaastrichtianGanntour phosphate depositMoroccoAn anacoracid shark, a species of Squalicorax.Synechodus seinstedtensisSp. novValidThies, Vespermann & SolcherLate Triassic (Rhaetian)GermanyA member of Synechodontiformes belonging to the family Palaeospinacidae, a species of Synechodus.ThiesusGen. et sp. novValidGuinot, Cappetta & AdnetMiddle Jurassic? (Bathonian) to Early Cretaceous (Valanginian)France United Kingdom?A catshark. The type species is Thiesus concavus from the Early Cretaceous (Valanginian) of France; genus might also contain a second, yet unnamed species from the Middle Jurassic (Bathonian) of the United Kingdom.Xenacanthus ragonhaiVictor E. Pauliv Eliseu V. Dias Fernando A. Sedor Ana Maria Ribeiro 2014 A new Xenacanthiformes shark (Chondrichthyes, Elasmobranchii) from the Late Paleozoic Rio do Rasto Formation (Paraná Basin), Southern Brazil Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências 86 1 135–145 10.1590/0001-37652014107612 24676160 free Sp. novValidPauliv et al.Permian (Wordian to Wuchiapingian)Rio do Rasto FormationBrazilA xenacanthiform, a species of Xenacanthus. Newly named bony fishes Name Novelty Status Authors Age Unit Location Notes ImagesAluterus shigensisYusuke Miyajima Fumio Ohe Hakuichi Koike Hiroshige Matsuoka 2014 First fossil occurrence of a filefish (Tetraodontiformes; Monacanthidae) in Asia, from the Middle Miocene in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan Zootaxa 3786 3 382–400 10.11646/zootaxa.3786.3.7 24869542 2433/190960 free free Sp. novValidMiyajima et al.Middle MioceneBessho FormationJapanA filefish, a species of Aluterus.Aplodinotus santosiSp. novValidAguilera & Schwarzhans in Aguilera et al.Early MiocenePirabas FormationBrazilA member of Sciaenidae, a relative of the freshwater drum.ApricenaclupeaLouis Taverne 2014 Les poissons du Santonien (Crétacé supérieur) d'Apricena (Italie du Sud). 7°. Garganoclupea svetovidovi gen. et sp. nov. et Apricenaclupea ridewoodi gen. et sp. nov. (Teleostei, Clupeiformes) Bollettino del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona 38 27–49 http://www.museostorianaturaleverona.it/media/_Musei/_StoriaNaturale/_Allegati/Biblioteca/Bollettino/Bollettino%2038/Geologia%20Preistoria/3._Taverne_Garganoclupea.pdf Gen. et sp. novValidTaverneLate Cretaceous (Santonian)ItalyA member of Clupeidae belonging to the subfamily Pellonulinae and the tribe Ehiravini. The type species is Apricenaclupea ridewoodi.Batrachoides confluentusSp. novValidAguilera & Schwarzhans in Aguilera et al.Early MiocenePirabas FormationBrazilA member of Batrachoididae, a species of Batrachoides.Batrachoides gracilentusSp. novValidAguilera & Schwarzhans in Aguilera et al.Early MiocenePirabas FormationBrazilA member of Batrachoididae, a species of Batrachoides.BryconetesFernanda E. Weiss Maria Claudia Malabarba Luiz R. Malabarba 2014 A new stem fossil characid (Teleostei: Ostariophysi) from the Eocene-Oligocene of southeastern Brazil Neotropical Ichthyology 12 2 439–450 10.1590/1982-0224-20140072 free Gen. et sp. novValidWeiss, L. R. Malabarba & M. C. MalabarbaEocene-OligoceneEntre-Córregos FormationBrazilA stem-characid. The type species is Bryconetes enigmaticus.CamerichthysDavid D. Bermúdez-Rochas Francisco J. Poyato-Ariza 2015 A new semionotiform actinopterygian fish from the Mesozoic of Spain and its phylogenetic implications Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 13 4 265–285 10.1080/14772019.2014.881928 85036069 Gen. et sp. novValidhttp://zoobank.org/References/BBD15A41-5BFC-4BFF-AD40-ECD1891953F1 A new semionotiform actinopterygian fish from the Mesozoic of Spain and its phylogenetic implications Bermúdez-Rochas David D. Francisco J. Poyato-Ariza Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 2014 13 4 265–285 10.1080/14772019.2014.881928 subscription Bermúdez-Rochas & Poyato-ArizaLate Jurassic (Tithonian) or Early Cretaceous (Berriasian)Matute FormationSpainA member of Semionotiformes of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Camerichthys lunae.Ceratodus carteriDerek J. Main David C. Parris Barbara Smith Grandstaff Bradley Carter 2014 A new lungfish (Dipnoi: Ceratodontidae) from the Cretaceous Woodbine Formation, Arlington Archosaur Site, north Texas Texas Journal of Science 63 3/4 283–298 Sp. novValidMain et al.Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian to SantonianT. Lynn Harrell Dana J. Ehret 2019 Lungfish tooth plates (Sarcopterygii, Dipnoi) from the Late Cretaceous (Santonian) Eutaw Formation of Alabama and Mississippi, USA Journal of Paleontology 93 3 531–542 10.1017/jpa.2018.91 134923498 )Eutaw Formation Woodbine FormationUnited StatesA lungfish, a species of Ceratodus.Ceratodus texanusDavid C. Parris Barbara Smith Grandstaff Nathan T. Banks 2014 Lungfishes from the Trinity Group (Cretaceous) of north Texas Texas Journal of Science 63 3/4 267–282 Sp. novValidParris, Grandstaff & BanksEarly Cretaceous (Aptian or Albian)Antlers Formation Twin Mountains FormationUnited StatesA lungfish, a species of Ceratodus.Chauliodus testaM. V. Nazarkin 2014 The fossil viperfish Chauliodus testa sp. nov. (Stomiiformes: Stomiidae) from the Neogene of western Sakhalin, Russia Paleontological Journal 48 3 317–325 10.1134/S0031030114030150 132146745 Sp. novValidNazarkinNeogeneRussiaA viperfish.Cladocyclus geddesiRodney W. Berrell Jesús Alvarado-Ortega Yoshitaka Yabumoto Steven W. Salisbury 2014 First record of the ichthyodectiform fish Cladocyclus from eastern Gondwana: An articulated skeleton from the Early Cretaceous of Queensland, Australia Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 59 4 903–920 10.4202/app.2012.0019 59019268 free Sp. novValidBerrell et al.Early Cretaceous (late Albian)Winton FormationAustraliaA cladocyclid, a species of Cladocyclus.CongophiopsisLouis Taverne 2014 Osteology and phylogenetic relationships of Congophiopsis lepersonnei gen. nov. (Halecomorphi, Ionoscopiformes) from the Songa Limestones (Middle Jurassic, Stanleyville Formation), Democratic Republic of Congo Geo-Eco-Trop 38 2 223–240 http://www.geoecotrop.be/uploads/publications/pub_382_01.pdf Gen. et comb. nov ValidTaverneMiddle JurassicStanleyville Formation, Songa LimestonesDemocratic Republic of the CongoA member of Halecomorphi belonging to the group Ionoscopiformes and the family Ophiopsidae. The type species is "Ophiopsis" lepersonnei de Saint-Seine (1950).CorusichthysL. Taverne L. Capasso 2014 Ostéologie et phylogénie des Coccodontidae, une famille remarquable de poissons Pycnodontiformes du Crétacé supérieur marin du Liban, avec la description de deux nouveaux genres Palaeontos 25 3–43 http://www.palaeontos.be/25/det25.html Gen. et sp. novValidTaverne & CapassoLate Cretaceous (Cenomanian)LebanonA coccodontid. Genus includes new species C. megacephalus.200px|Dipnotuberculus bagiroviN. I. Krupina A. A. Prisyazhnaya 2014 A new dipnoan from the Middle Devonian (Givetian) of Central Russia Paleontological Journal 48 10 1077–1081 10.1134/S0031030114100049 129303537 Sp. novValidKrupina & PrisyazhnayaDevonian (Givetian)RussiaA dipnorhynchid lungfish, a species of Dipnotuberculus.DobrogeriaLionel Cavin Eugen Grădinaru 2014 Dobrogeria aegyssensis, a new early Spathian (Early Triassic) coelacanth from North Dobrogea (Romania) Acta Geologica Polonica 64 2 161–187 https://geojournals.pgi.gov.pl/agp/article/view/13705 10.2478/agp-2014-0010 2014AcGeP..64..161C free Gen. et sp. novValidCavin & GrădinaruEarly Triassic (late Olenekian)RomaniaA non-latimerioid coelacanth. The type species is Dobrogeria aegyssensis.EoleiognathusAlexandre F. Bannikov 2014 The new genus Eoleiognathus for the percoid fish Pygaeus dorsalis Agassiz from the Eocene of Bolca in northern Italy, a putative ponyfish (Perciformes, Leoignathidae) Studi e Ricerche Sui Giacimenti Terziari di Bolca, XV - Miscellanea Paleontologica 12 35–42 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/265518807 Gen. et comb. novValidBannikovEocene (Ypresian)ItalyA ponyfish; a new genus for "Pygaeus" dorsalis Agassiz (1838).EosternoptyxS. Afsari M. Yazdi A. Bahrami G. Carnevale 2014 A new deep-sea hatchetfish (Teleostei: Stomiiformes: Sternoptychidae) from the Eocene of Ilam, Zagros Basin, Iran Bollettino della Società Paleontologica Italiana 53 1 27–37 http://paleoitalia.org/archives/bollettino-spi/78/vol-53-1-2014/ 2014-06-22 2015-06-19 https://web.archive.org/web/20150619042110/http://paleoitalia.org/archives/bollettino-spi/78/vol-53-1-2014/ usurped Gen. et sp. novValidAfsari et al.Middle to Late EocenePabdeh FormationIranA marine hatchetfish. The type species is Eosternoptyx discoidalis.EquetulusGen. et sp. et comb. novValidAguilera & Schwarzhans in Aguilera et al.Miocene (Aquitanian to Serravallian)Brazil Trinidad and Tobago (Trinidad) United States VenezuelaA member of Sciaenidae. The type species is Equetulus amazonensis; genus also contains E. davidandrewi (Nolf & Aguilera, 1998), "Pachypops" fitchi Schwarzhans (1993) and E. silverdalensis (Müller, 1999).Gary L. Stringer Jun A. Ebersole Sandy M. Ebersole 2020 First description of the fossil otolith-based sciaenid, Equetulus silverdalensis n. comb., in the Gulf Coastal Plain, USA, with comments on the enigmatic distribution of the species PaleoBios 37 ucmp_paleobios_49670 https://escholarship.org/uc/item/7c85q2cw ErrachidiaAlison M. Murray Mark V. H. Wilson 2014 Four new basal acanthomorph fishes from the Late Cretaceous of Morocco Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34 1 34–48 10.1080/02724634.2013.791693 83647666 Gen. et sp. novValidMurray & WilsonEarly Late CretaceousAkrabou FormationMoroccoAn acanthomorph related to Aipichthys. The type species is Errachidia pentaspinosa.GarganoclupeaGen. et sp. novValidTaverneLate Cretaceous (Santonian)ItalyA member of Clupeiformes belonging to the group Clupeoidei. The type species is Garganoclupea svetovidovi.Gobius mustusWerner Schwarzhans 2014 Otoliths from the middle Miocene (Serravallian) of the Karaman Basin, Turkey Cainozoic Research 14 1 35–69 Sp. novValidSchwarzhansMiocene (Serravallian)Karaman BasinTurkeyA goby, a species of Gobius.Gobius reichenbacheraeSp. novValidSchwarzhansMiocene (Serravallian)Karaman BasinTurkeyA goby, a species of Gobius.Gobius vandervoortiSp. novValidSchwarzhansMiocene (Serravallian)Karaman BasinTurkeyA goby, a species of Gobius.HomalopagusGen. et sp. novValidMurray & WilsonEarly Late CretaceousAkrabou FormationMoroccoAn acanthomorph related to Aipichthys. The type species is Homalopagus multispinosus.Isanichthys lertboosiUthumporn Deesri Komsorn Lauprasert Varavudh Suteethorn Kamonlak Wongko Lionel Cavin 2014 A new species of the ginglymodian fish Isanichthys (Actinopterygii, Holostei) from the Late Jurassic Phu Kradung Formation, northeastern Thailand Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 59 2 313–331 10.4202/app.2012.0013 55334010 free Sp. novValidDeesri et al.Probably Late JurassicPhu Kradung FormationThailandA relative of gars, a species of Isanichthys.JinjuichthysHaang-Mook Kim Mee-Mann Chang Feixiang Wu Yang-Hee Kim 2014 A new ichthyodectiform (Pisces, Teleostei) from the Lower Cretaceous of South Korea and its paleobiogeographic implication Cretaceous Research 47 117–130 10.1016/j.cretres.2013.11.007 Gen. et sp. novValidKim et al.Early CretaceousJinju FormationSouth KoreaAn ichthyodectiform. The type species is Jinjuichthys cheongi.200px|JoinvillichthysLouis Taverne Luigi Capasso 2014 On the "Coccodus" lindstroemi species complex (Pycnodontiformes, Gladiopycnodontidae) from the marine Late Cretaceous of Lebanon, with the description of two new genera European Journal of Taxonomy 101 1–27 10.5852/ejt.2014.101 83765332 free Gen. et comb. et sp. novValidTaverne & CapassoLate Cretaceous (late Cenomanian)LebanonA gladiopycnodontid pycnodontiform. A new genus for "Coccodus" lindstroemi Davis (1890); genus also contains a new species Joinvillichthys kriweti.KisanganichthysLouis Taverne 2014 Osteology and relationships of Kisanganichthys casieri gen. and sp. nov. (Teleostei, Catervariolidae) from the Middle Jurassic (Stanleyville Formation) of Kisangani (Congo R.D.) 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Bannikov Roberto Zorzin 2014 A new genus and species of lutjanid fish (Perciformes) from the Eocene of Bolca, Northern Italy Studi e Ricerche Sui Giacimenti Terziari di Bolca, XV - Miscellanea Paleontologica 12 15–22 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/265509857 Gen. et sp. novValidBannikov & ZorzinEocene (Ypresian)ItalyA snapper. The type species is Lessinia horrenda.Lethrinus anatolicusSp. novValidSchwarzhansMiocene (Serravallian)Karaman BasinTurkeyA member of Lethrinidae, a species of Lethrinus.Lopholatilus ereborensisGiorgio Carnevale Stephen J. Godfrey 2014 Tilefish (Teleostei, Malacanthidae) remains from the Miocene Calvert Formation, Maryland and Virginia: taxonomical and paleoecological remarks Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34 5 1018–1032 10.1080/02724634.2014.845202 129018789 Sp. novValidCarnevale & GodfreyMiddle Miocene (Langhian)Calvert FormationUnited StatesA tilefish, a species of Lopholatilus.MagrebichthysGen. et sp. novValidMurray & WilsonEarly Late CretaceousAkrabou FormationMoroccoAn acanthomorph related to the beardfishes. The type species is Magrebichthys nelsoni.MamulichthysA. V. Minikh 2014 Mamulichthys ignotus gen. et sp. nov., a new actinopterygian from the Middle Permian of the southeastern East Europe Platform Paleontological Journal 48 2 201–208 10.1134/S0031030114020087 85342834 Gen. et sp. nov DisputedMinikhMiddle Permian (Urzhumian)RussiaA discordichthyid actinopterygian. The type species is Mamulichthys ignotus. Argued by Bakaev, Bazhenov & Alalykin (2025) to be a junior synonym of Mutovinia stella.A. S. Bakaev S. M. Bazhenov A. S. Alalykin 2025 First Find of Discordichthys spinifer A. Minikh in the Kazanian of the Udmurt Republic (Cis-Ural Region, Russia) and Stratigraphic Distribution of Discordichthyidae (Osteichthyes: Discordichthyiformes) Paleontological Journal 59 2 185–190 10.1134/S003103012560009X https://www.researchgate.net/publication/392231940 200px|MaraldichthysL. Taverne L. Capasso 2014 Ostéologie et relations phylogénétiques des Gebrayelichtyidae (Halecostomi, Pycnodontomorpha), une extraordinaire famille de poissons du Crétacé supérieur marin du Liban, avec la description d'un nouveau genre Palaeontos 25 44–68 http://www.palaeontos.be/25/det25.html Gen. et sp. novValidTaverne & CapassoLate Cretaceous (Cenomanian)LebanonA gebrayelichthyid pycnodontiform. The type species is Maraldichthys verticalis.200px|Mascarenichthys exilisSp. novValidSchwarzhansMiocene (Serravallian)Karaman BasinTurkeyA viviparous brotula, a species of Mascarenichthys.MegamastaxBrian Choo Min Zhu Wenjin Zhao Liaotao Jia You'an Zhu 2014 The largest Silurian vertebrate and its palaeoecological implications Scientific Reports 4 5242 10.1038/srep05242 free 24921626 4054400 2014NatSR...4.5242C Gen. et sp. novValidChoo et al.Silurian (Ludfordian, ~423 mya)Kuanti FormationChinaOriginally described as a sarcopterygian, subsequently reinterpreted as a stem-osteichthyan.Jing Lu Brian Choo Wenjin Zhao You-an Zhu Xindong Cui Zhaohui Pan Donglei Chen Xiaoyue Liu Yilun Yu Tuo Qiao Qiang Li Liantao Jia Per Ahlberg Min Zhu 2026 Largest Silurian fish illuminates the origin of osteichthyan characters Nature 651 8104 122–127 10.1038/s41586-025-10008-y The type species is Megamastax amblyodus.200px|MillerolepisFrancis M. 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Valerio Alejandro Calvo Rafael Chacón 2014 Ictiofauna del Mioceno Inferior de la localidad de Pacuare de Tres Equis, Formación Río Banano, provincia de Cartago, Costa Rica, y descripción de un nuevo género y una nueva especie de Scaridae Revista Geológica de América Central 50 50 153–192 10.15517/rgac.v0i50.15121 free Gen. et sp. novValidLaurito et al.Early MioceneRio Banano FormationCosta RicaA member of Scaridae. The type species is Pacuarescarus kussmauli.PankowskichthysGen. et sp. novValidTaverne & CapassoLate Cretaceous (late Cenomanian)LebanonA gladiopycnodontid pycnodontiform. The type species is Pankowskichthys libanicus.ParacoccodusGen. novValidTaverne & CapassoLate Cretaceous (Cenomanian)LebanonA coccodontid. 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Bannikov 2014 A new species of the Oligocene pomfret fish Paucaichthys (Perciformes; Bramidae) from Iran Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen 272 3 325–330 10.1127/0077-7749/2014/0410 Sp. novValidPřikryl & BannikovOligoceneIranA pomfret, a species of Paucaichthys.PersephonichthysJason D. Pardo Adam K. Huttenlocker Bryan J. Small 2014 An Exceptionally Preserved Transitional Lungfish from the Lower Permian of Nebraska, USA, and the Origin of Modern Lungfishes PLOS ONE 9 9 e108542 10.1371/journal.pone.0108542 25265394 4180466 2014PLoSO...9j8542P free Gen. et sp. novValidPardo, Huttenlocker & SmallEarly PermianEskridge FormationUnited StatesA lungfish. The type species is Persephonichthys chthonica.Pirskenius radoniTomáš Přikryl 2014 A new species of the sleeper goby (Gobioidei, Eleotridae) from the České Středohoří Mountains (Czech Republic, Oligocene) and analysis of the validity of the family Pirskeniidae Paläontologische Zeitschrift 88 2 187–196 10.1007/s12542-013-0188-y 84067635 Sp. novValidPřikrylOligoceneCzech RepublicAn eleotrid, a species of Pirskenius.Plagioscion travassosiSp. novValidAguilera & Schwarzhans in Aguilera et al.Early MiocenePirabas FormationBrazilA member of Sciaenidae, a species of Plagioscion.PlanktophagaMadelaine Böhme Manuela Aiglstorfer Pierre-Olivier Antoine Erwin Appel Philipe Havlik Grégoire Métais Laq The Phuc Simon Schneider Fabian Setzer Ralf Tappert Dang Ngoc Tran Dieter Uhl Jérôme Prieto. 2014 Na Duong (northern Vietnam) – an exceptional window into Eocene ecosystems from Southeast Asia. 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Pomatoschistus rueckertaeSp. novValidSchwarzhansMiocene (Serravallian)Karaman BasinTurkeyA goby, a species of Pomatoschistus.Porichthys atalaianusSp. novValidAguilera & Schwarzhans in Aguilera et al.Early MiocenePirabas FormationBrazilA midshipman fish.Propercarina problematicaTomáš Přikryl Alexandre F. Bannikov Ionuț Grădianu Iwona Kania Wiesław Krzemiński 2014 Revision of the family Propercarinidae (Perciformes, Stromateoidei) with description of a new species from the Oligocene of the Carpathians Comptes Rendus Palevol 13 8 691–700 10.1016/j.crpv.2014.07.001 Sp. novValidPřikryl et al.OligocenePoland RomaniaA member of Stromateoidei, a species of Propercarina.Protohaplolepis isabellaeSp. novValidElliottCarboniferous (Bashkirian)United KingdomA haplolepid palaeonisciform, a species of Protohaplolepis.Protohaplolepis limnadesSp. novValidElliottCarboniferous (Bashkirian)United KingdomA haplolepid palaeonisciform, a species of Protohaplolepis.Protohaplolepis traquairiSp. novValidElliottCarboniferous (Bashkirian)United KingdomA haplolepid palaeonisciform, a species of Protohaplolepis.ProtolarimusGen. et comb. et sp. novValidAguilera & Schwarzhans in Aguilera et al.MioceneBrazil VenezuelaA member of Sciaenidae. A new genus for "Larimus" henrici Nolf & Aguilera (1998); genus also contains new species Protolarimus mauryae, as well as "Ophioscion" lundbergi Aguilera & Rodrigues de Aguilera (2004).Protosciaena brasiliensisSp. novValidAguilera & Schwarzhans in Aguilera et al.Early MiocenePirabas FormationBrazilA member of Sciaenidae, a species of Protosciaena.Pteronisculus nielseniGuang-Hui Xu Chen-Chen Shen Li-Jun Zhao 2014 Pteronisculus nielseni sp. nov., a new stem-actinopteran fish from the Middle Triassic of Luoping, Yunnan Province, China Vertebrata PalAsiatica 52 4 364–380 http://www.ivpp.cas.cn/cbw/gjzdwxb/xbwzxz/201411/P020141119403115526590.pdf 10.19615/j.cnki.1000-3118.2014.04.002 Sp. novValidXu, Shen & ZhaoMiddle Triassic (Anisian)Guanling FormationChinaA stem-actinopteran, a species of Pteronisculus.Pyritocephalus youngiiSp. novValidElliottCarboniferous (Bashkirian)United KingdomA haplolepid palaeonisciform, a species of Pyritocephalus.Pythonichthys pirabasensisSp. novValidAguilera & Schwarzhans in Aguilera et al.Early MiocenePirabas FormationBrazilA member of Heterenchelyidae, a species of Pythonichthys.RanulfoichthysJesús Alvarado-Ortega 2014 Ancient herring from the Tlayúa Quarry (Cretaceous, Albian) near Tepexi de Rodíguez, Puebla State, central Mexico, closing the gap in the early diversification of Clupeomorpha Cretaceous Research 50 171–186 10.1016/j.cretres.2014.02.022 Gen. et sp. novValidAlvarado-OrtegaEarly Cretaceous (Albian)MexicoA basal member of Clupeomorpha. The type species is Ranulfoichthys dorsonudum.RobustichthysGuang-Hui Xu Li-Jun Zhao Michael I. Coates 2014 The oldest ionoscopiform from China sheds new light on the early evolution of halecomorph fishes Biology Letters 10 5 20140204 10.1098/rsbl.2014.0204 24872460 4046378Gen. et sp. novValidXu, Zhao & CoatesMiddle Triassic (Anisian)ChinaA ray-finned fish of uncertain phylogenetic placement; might be an ionoscopiform halecomorph (a relative of the bowfin)Guang-Hui Xu 2019 Osteology and phylogeny of Robustichthys luopingensis, the largest holostean fish in the Middle Triassic PeerJ 7 e7184 10.7717/peerj.7184 31275762 6596411 free or a member of the stem group of Ginglymodi.Sun Zuoyu Andrea Tintori Xu Yaozhong Cristina Lombardo Ni Peigang Jiang Dayong 2017 A new non-parasemionotiform order of the Halecomorphi (Neopterygii, Actinopterygii) from the Middle Triassic of Tethys Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 15 3 223–240 10.1080/14772019.2016.1181679 133176227 The type species is Robustichthys luopingensis.200px|Rutilus robustusО. М. Kovalchuk 2014 New Extinct Carp Fish Species (Teleostei, Cyprinidae) from the Late Neogene of Southeastern Europe Vestnik Zoologii 48 5 411–418 10.2478/vzoo-2014-0049 83808233 https://zenodo.org/record/6449159 Sp. novValidKovalchukLate Miocene to PlioceneMoldova UkraineA member of Cyprinidae, a species of Rutilus.Sangiorgioichthys yangjuanensisWen-qi Chen Zuo-yu Sun Andrea Tintori Da-yong Jiang 2014 A new species of Sangiorgioichthys Tintori & Lombardo, 2007 (Actinopterygii; Semionotiformes) from the Pelsonian (Anisian, Middle Triassic) of Guizhou Province, South China Neues Jahrbuch für Geologie und Paläontologie - Abhandlungen 273 1 65–74 10.1127/0077-7749/2014/0416 Sp. novValidChen et al.Middle Triassic (Anisian)Guanling FormationChinaOriginally described as a member of Semionotiformes and a species of Sangiorgioichthys; Xu et al. (2019) transferred this species to the group Kyphosichthyiformes and to the genus Lashanichthys.Guang-Hui Xu Xin-Ying Ma Fei-xiang Wu Yi Ren 2019 A Middle Triassic kyphosichthyiform from Yunnan, China, and phylogenetic reassessment of early ginglymodians Vertebrata PalAsiatica 57 3 181–204 10.19615/j.cnki.1000-3118.190319 Sanopus mendaxSp. novValidAguilera & Schwarzhans in Aguilera et al.Early MiocenePirabas FormationBrazilA member of Batrachoididae, a species of Sanopus.Sanopus peregrinusSp. novValidAguilera & Schwarzhans in Aguilera et al.Early MiocenePirabas FormationBrazilA member of Batrachoididae, a species of Sanopus.Saurichthys hoffmanniRalf Werneburg Ilja Kogan Jürgen Sell 2014 Saurichthys (Pisces: Actinopterygii) aus dem Buntsandstein (Trias) des Germanischen Beckens Semana. Naturwissenschaftliche Veröffentlichungen des Naturhistorischen Museums Schloss Bertholdsburg Schleusingen 29 3–35 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273644285 Sp. nov ValidWerneburg, Kogan & SellMiddle Triassic (Anisian)Röt FormationGermanyA species of Saurichthys.Saurichthys majiashanensisAndrea Tintori Jian-Donghuang Da-Yong Jiang Zuo-Yu Sun Ryosuke Motani Guanbao Chen 2014 A new Saurichthys (Actinopterygii) from the Spathian (Early Triassic) of Chaohu (Anhui Province, China) Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 120 2 No 2 http://www.rivistaitalianadipaleontologia.it/pub/index.php/contents-1997-2014/79-abstracts/140-abstracts-vol-120-2-2014 10.13130/2039-4942/6057 2014-07-28 https://web.archive.org/web/20140809211545/http://www.rivistaitalianadipaleontologia.it/pub/index.php/contents-1997-2014/79-abstracts/140-abstracts-vol-120-2-2014 2014-08-09 Sp. novValidTintori et al.Early Triassic (Olenekian)Nanlinghu FormationChinaA species of Saurichthys.Saurichthys minimahleriSp. nov ValidWerneburg, Kogan & SellMiddle Triassic (Anisian)Röt FormationGermanyA species of Saurichthys.Scardinius ponticusSp. novValidKovalchukMiocene (late Turolian)UkraineA member of Cyprinidae, a species of Scardinius.Sciaenops rossettiaeSp. novValidAguilera & Schwarzhans in Aguilera et al.Early MiocenePirabas FormationBrazilA member of Sciaenidae. Originally described as a species of Sciaenops; subsequently made the type species of a separate genus Amazonasciaena by Aguilera, Schwarzhans & Béarez (2016).Orangel A. Aguilera Werner Schwarzhans Philippe Béarez 2016 Otoliths of the Sciaenidae from the Neogene of tropical America Palaeo Ichthyologica 14 7–90 Scorpaena? landauiSp. novValidSchwarzhansMiocene (Serravallian)Karaman BasinTurkeyA scorpionfish, possibly a species of Scorpaena.Serranus? ariejansseniSp. novValidSchwarzhansMiocene (Serravallian)Karaman BasinTurkeyA member of Serranidae, possibly a species of Serranus.Sinamia kukurihimeYoshitaka Yabumoto 2014 Sinamia kukurihime, a New Early Cretaceous Amiiform Fish from Ishikawa, Japan Paleontological Research 18 4 211–223 10.2517/2014PR019 128899978 Sp. novValidYabumotoEarly CretaceousKuwajima FormationJapanA sinamiid amiiform, a species of Sinamia.SorbinichromisAlexandre F. Bannikov David R. Bellwood 2014 A new genus and species of pomacentrid fish (Perciformes) from the Eocene of Bolca in northern Italy Studi e Ricerche Sui Giacimenti Terziari di Bolca, XV - Miscellanea Paleontologica 12 7–14 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/265518609 Gen. et sp. novValidBannikov & BellwoodEocene (Ypresian)ItalyA member of Pomacentridae. The type species is Sorbinichromis francescoi.Spicara pamphyliensisSp. novValidSchwarzhansMiocene (Serravallian)Karaman BasinTurkeyA member of Centracanthidae, a species of Spicara.Syacium predorsalisSp. novValidAguilera & Schwarzhans in Aguilera et al.Early MiocenePirabas FormationBrazilA member of Paralichthyidae, a species of Syacium.Thalassophryne aequaliterSp. novValidAguilera & Schwarzhans in Aguilera et al.Early MiocenePirabas FormationBrazilA member of Batrachoididae, a species of Thalassophryne.Thalassophryne pumilusSp. novValidAguilera & Schwarzhans in Aguilera et al.Early MiocenePirabas FormationBrazilA member of Batrachoididae, a species of Thalassophryne.Thorogobius iucundusSp. novValidSchwarzhansMiocene (Langhian to Serravallian)Karaman BasinAustria Czech Republic Poland Slovakia TurkeyA goby, a species of Thorogobius.Wallago maemohensisTyson R. Roberts 2014 Wallago Bleeker, 1851 and Wallagonia Myers, 1938 (Ostariophysi, Siluridae), Distinct Genera of Tropical Asian Catfishes, with Description of †Wallago maemohensis from the Miocene of Thailand Bulletin of the Peabody Museum of Natural History 55 1 35–47 10.3374/014.055.0103 85849297 Sp. novValidRobertsMioceneThailandA silurid catfish, a species of Wallago.Xenotolithus retrolobatusSp. novValidAguilera & Schwarzhans in Aguilera et al.Early MiocenePirabas FormationBrazilA member of Sciaenidae, a species of Xenotolithus.ZappaichthysGiorgio Carnevale Bruce B. Collette 2014 †Zappaichthys harzhauseri, gen. et sp. nov., a new Miocene toadfish (Teleostei, Batrachoidiformes) from the Paratethys (St. Margarethen in Burgenland, Austria), with comments on the fossil record of batrachoidiform fishes Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 34 5 1005–1017 10.1080/02724634.2014.854801 86822474 Gen. et sp. novValidCarnevale & ColletteMiddle Miocene (late Badenian)Leitha LimestoneAustriaA batrachoidid toadfish. The type species is Zappaichthys harzhauseri. References 3 Category:2010s in paleontology Fish