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New fish fossils from the Pliocene of Wadi Natrun, Egypt
Author(s) -
Greenwood Peter Humphry
Publication year - 1972
Publication title -
journal of zoology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.915
H-Index - 96
eISSN - 1469-7998
pISSN - 0952-8369
DOI - 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1972.tb01364.x
Subject(s) - wadi , characidae , fauna , biology , taxon , fish <actinopterygii> , ecology , characiformes , paleontology , zoology , fishery , archaeology , geography
New material from the Pliocene fish beds of Wadi Natrun, Egypt, is described, including a new species of Alestes (Characidae). A total of 15 freshwater and at least four marine genera are now known from the site. This fauna is reviewed with particular regard to the fossil history and zoogeographical relationships of its component taxa.