2012 in fish paleontology

This list of fossil fish species is a list of taxa of fish that have been described during the year 2012. The list only includes taxa at the level of genus or species.

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Newly named jawless vertebrates

NameNoveltyStatusAuthorsAgeUnitLocationNotesImages

Diademaspis janvieri[1]

Sp. nov

Valid

Keating, Sansom & Purnell

Early Devonian (Lochkovian)

Wayne Herbert Quarry

 United Kingdom

A member of Osteostraci, a species of Diademapsis.

Dunyu[2]

Gen. et sp. et comb. nov

Valid

Zhu, Liu, Jia & Gai

Silurian

Huixingshao Formation
Kuanti Formation

 China

A eugaleaspidiform galeaspid. Its type species is Dunyu longiforus; genus also contains "Eugaleaspis" xiushanensis Liu 1983.

Janaspis[1]

Gen. et comb et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Keating, Sansom & Purnell

Early Devonian (Lochkovian)

Wayne Herbert Quarry

 United Kingdom

A new genus of Osteostraci including the type species "Cephalaspis" pagei Lankester, 1868[3] and new species J. newtonensis and J. punctata.

Kerreralepis[4]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Blom

Lower Devonian

 United Kingdom

A birkeniid anaspid. The type species is Kerreralepis carinata.

Waengsjoeaspis platycornis[5]

Sp. nov

Valid

Scott & Wilson

Early Devonian (Lochkovian)

Man On The Hill Lagerstätte

 Canada

A member of Osteostraci, a species of Waengsjoeaspis.

Zenaspis waynensis[1]

Sp. nov

Valid

Keating, Sansom & Purnell

Early Devonian (Lochkovian)

Wayne Herbert Quarry

 United Kingdom

A member of Osteostraci, a species of Zenaspis.

Newly named acanthodians

NameNoveltyStatusAuthorsAgeUnitLocationNotesImages

Halimacanthodes[6]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Burrow, Trinajstic & Long

Late Devonian (Frasnian)

Gogo Formation

 Australia

An acanthodiform acanthodian. The type species is Halimacanthodes ahlbergi.

Machaeracanthus goujeti[7]

Sp. nov

Valid

Botella, Martínez-Pérez & Soler-Gijón

Early Devonian

 France
 Spain

A species of Machaeracanthus.

Podoliacanthus[8]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Voichyshyn & Szaniawski

Early Devonian, possibly also late Silurian.

 Ukraine
 Greenland

An ischnacanthiform, possibly an ischnacanthid. The type species is Podoliacanthus zychi; also contains three yet unnamed species.

Newly named cartilaginous fishes

NameNoveltyStatusAuthorsAgeUnitLocationNotesImages

Abdounia lata[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Malyshkina

Late Eocene

Tavda Formation

 Russia

A requiem shark, a species of Abdounia.

Abdounia vassilyevae[9]

Sp. nov

Valid

Malyshkina

Late Eocene

Tavda Formation

 Russia

A requiem shark, a species of Abdounia.

Agaleorhynchus[10]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Guinot et al.

Late Cretaceous (late Santonian to early Campanian)

 United Kingdom

A sclerorhynchid. The type species is Agaleorhynchus britannicus.

Argoubia[11]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Adnet et al.

Late Eocene

 Morocco

A mobulid. The type species is Argoubia barbei.

Australopristis[12]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Martill & Ibrahim

Late Cretaceous

 New Zealand

A sawfish. The type species is Australopristis wiffeni.

Borodinopristis shannoni[13]

Sp. nov

Valid

Case et al.

Late Cretaceous (Campanian)

 United States

A sclerorhynchid sawfish, a species of Borodinopristis.

Carcharodon hubbelli[14]

Sp. nov

Valid

Ehret et al.

Late Miocene

Pisco Formation

 Peru

A lamnid shark, a species of Carcharodon.

Cretaplatyrhinoidis[10]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Guinot et al.

Late Cretaceous (Santonian to Campanian)

 France
 United Kingdom

A platyrhinid. The type species is Cretaplatyrhinoidis ornatus.

Cromhallia[15]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Behan, Walken & Cuny

Early Carboniferous

 United Kingdom

A chondrichthyan of indeterminate phylogenetic relationships. The type species is Cromhallia parvunda.

Duffinselache[16]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Andreev & Cuny

Rhaetian

 United Kingdom

A selachimorph, a new genus for "Polyacrodus" holwellensis (Duffin, 1998).

Eoplinthicus underwoodi[11]

Sp. nov

Valid

Adnet et al.

Late Eocene

 Morocco

A mobulid, a species of Eoplinthicus.

Fragilicorona wanlantricuspis[17]

Sp. nov

Valid

Zhang et al.

Middle Triassic (Ladinian)

Zhuganpo Formation

 China

An elasmobranch, a species of Fragilicorona.

Galeocorax[18]

Nom. nov

Valid

Cappetta

Late Cretaceous

 United Kingdom
 United States

A shark related to Pseudocorax;[19] a replacement name for Paracorax Cappetta (1977).

Glabrisubcorona triridgecorona[17]

Sp. nov

Valid

Zhang et al.

Middle Triassic (Ladinian)

Zhuganpo Formation

 China

An elasmobranch, a species of Glabrisubcorona.

Isacrodus[20]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Ivanov, Nestell & Nestell

Middle Permian (Roadian)

Cutoff Formation

 United States

A jalodontid chondrichthyan. The type species is Isacrodus marthae.

Kaibabvenator[21]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Hodnett et al.

Permian (Late Leonardian)

Kaibab Limestone

 United States

A ctenacanthiform. The type species is Kaibabvenator swiftae.

Nanocorax[18]

Nom. nov

Valid

Cappetta

Late Cretaceous

 France
 United Kingdom
 United States

A member of Anacoracidae; a replacement name for Microcorax Cappetta & Case (1975).

Nanoskalme[21]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Hodnett et al.

Permian (Late Leonardian)

Kaibab Limestone

 United States

A ctenacanthiform. The type species is Nanoskalme natans.

Neosaivodus[21]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Hodnett et al.

Permian (Late Leonardian)

Kaibab Limestone

 United States

A ctenacanthiform. The type species is Neosaivodus flagstaffensis.

Odontaspis watinensis[22]

Sp nov

Valid[23]

Cook et al.

Late Cretaceous (early Turonian)

Kaskapau Formation

 Canada

A species of Odontaspis.

Oromobula[11]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Adnet et al.

Late Eocene

 Morocco

A mobulid. The type species is Oromobula dakhlaensis.

Parasquatina jarvisi[24]

Sp nov

Valid

Guinot et al.

Late Cretaceous (late Santonian to early late Campanian)

 France
 United Kingdom

A squatiniform, a species of Parasquatina.

Parasquatina justinensis[24]

Sp nov

Valid

Guinot et al.

Late Cretaceous (middle Turonian)

 France

A squatiniform, a species of Parasquatina.

Plesiobatis vandenboschi[25]

Sp. nov

Valid

Bor, Reinecke & Verschueren

Miocene (early Langhian)

Breda Formation

 Netherlands

A relative of the deepwater stingray.

Proteothrinax[26]

Nom. nov

Valid

Pfeil

Eocene (Lutetian)

Weitwies Subformation

 Austria

A member of Chlamydoselachidae; a replacement name for Thrinax Pfeil (1983).

Pseudoplatyrhina[10]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Guinot et al.

Late Cretaceous (late Santonian to early Campanian)

 France
 United Kingdom

A platyrhinid. The type species is Pseudoplatyrhina crispa.

Ptychotrygonoides sabatieri[10]

Sp. nov

Valid

Guinot et al.

Late Cretaceous (middle Turonian)

 France

A ptychotrygonid, possibly a relative of sclerorhynchids; a species of Ptychotrygonoides.

"Rhinobatos" seruensis[10]

Sp. nov

Valid

Guinot et al.

Late Cretaceous (late Santonian)

 France

A guitarfish, a possible species of Rhinobatos.

Rhomaleodus[16]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Andreev & Cuny

Anisian

 Bulgaria

A selachimorph. The type species is Rhomaleodus budurovi.

Rugosicorona circacarina[17]

Sp. nov

Valid

Zhang et al.

Middle Triassic (Ladinian)

Zhuganpo Formation

 China

An elasmobranch, a species of Rugosicorona.

Sphenacanthus riorastoensis[27]

Sp. nov

Valid

Pauliv, Dias & Sedor

Permian (Wordian to Wuchiapingian)

Rio do Rasto Formation

 Brazil

A species of Sphenacanthus.

Squatirhina draytoni[10]

Sp. nov

Valid

Guinot et al.

Late Cretaceous (late Early Cenomanian to middle Turonian)

 France
 United Kingdom

A guitarfish, a species of Squatirhina.

Tantalepis[28]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Sansom et al.

Middle Ordovician (Darriwilian)

Stairway Sandstone

 Australia

A gnathostome of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a possible cartilaginous fish. The type species is Tantalepis gatehousei.

Texasodus[20]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Ivanov, Nestell & Nestell

Middle Permian (late Wordian or early Capitanian)

Bell Canyon Formation

 USA

A jalodontid chondrichthyan. The type species is Texasodus varidentatus.

Newly named bony fishes

NameNoveltyStatusAuthorsAgeUnitLocationNotesImages

Aglyptorhynchus hakataramea[29]

sp nov

Valid

Gottfried, Fordyce & Rust

Late Oligocene

 New Zealand

A billfish

Ampheristus neobavaricus[30]

Sp. nov

Valid

Schwarzhans

Paleocene (Danian to Thanetian)

Oiching Formation

 Austria
 Germany

A cusk-eel, a species of Ampheristus.

Anguilla pfeili[30]

Sp. nov

Valid

Schwarzhans

Paleocene (Danian)

Oiching Formation

 Germany

A member of Anguillidae, a species of Anguilla.

Apsopelix miyazakii[31]

Sp. nov

Valid

Yabumoto, Hikida & Nishino

Late Cretaceous (Turonian)

 Japan

A species of Apsopelix.

Argyripnus kroisbachensis[30]

Sp. nov

Valid

Schwarzhans

Paleocene (Thanetian)

Oiching Formation

 Austria

A member of Sternoptychidae, a species of Argyripnus.

Aspidopleurus kickapoo[32]

Sp. nov

Valid

Alvarado-Ortega & Porras-Múzquiz

Late Cretaceous (Turonian)

Eagle Ford Formation

 Mexico

An aspidopleurid aulopiform, a species of Aspidopleurus.

Aspistor verumquadriscutis[33]

sp nov

Valid

Aguilera & Marceniuk

Late Miocene

Urumaco Formation

 Venezuela

An ariid, a species of Aspistor.

Aulopus praeteritus[30]

Sp. nov

Valid

Schwarzhans

Paleocene (Thanetian)

Oiching Formation

 Austria

A member of Aulopidae, a species of Aulopus.

Bavariscopelus parvinavis[30]

Sp. nov

Valid

Schwarzhans

Paleocene (Danian)

Oiching Formation

 Germany

A member of Myctophiformes of uncertain phylogenetic placement, a species of Bavariscopelus.

Bawitius[34]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Grandstaff et al.

Cenomanian

Bahariya Formation

 Egypt

A polypterid actinopterygian, a new genus for "Polypterus" bartheli (Schaal, 1984).

Belonostomus marquesbritoi[35]

Sp. nov

Valid

Taverne & Capasso

Late Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian boundary)

 Italy

A member of Aspidorhynchiformes, a species of Belonostomus.

Bruehnopteron[36]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Schultze & Reed

Middle Devonian

 United States

A tristichopterid sarcopterygian. The type species is Bruehnopteron murphyi. The species was argued by Parfitt et al. (2014) to be likely junior synonym of Tinirau clackae.[37]

Caruso[38]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Carnevale & Pietsch

Eocene

 Italy

A lophiid anglerfish, a new genus for "Lophius" brachysomus (Agassiz).

Centroberyx apogoniformis[30]

Sp. nov

Valid

Schwarzhans

Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)[39] and Paleocene (Danian to Thanetian)

Oiching Formation

 Austria
 Germany
 United States
(  Arkansas
 Texas)[39]

A member of Berycidae, a species of Centroberyx.

Cyclogonostoma[30]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Schwarzhans

Paleocene (Thanetian)

Oiching Formation

 Austria

A member of Gonostomatidae. The type species is Cyclogonostoma disciformis.

Danoscopelus[30]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Schwarzhans

Paleocene (Selandian to Thanetian)

Oiching Formation

 Austria
 Denmark

A member of Myctophiformes of uncertain phylogenetic placement; a new genus for "genus Myctophidarum" schnetleri Schwarzhans (2003).

Dentex? solidus[30]

Sp. nov

Valid

Schwarzhans

Paleocene (Danian to Thanetian)

Oiching Formation

 Austria
 Germany

A member of Sparidae, possibly a species of Dentex.

Deutschenchelys[40]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Prokofiev

Early Oligocene

 Germany

An eel, possibly a member of Moringuidae. The type species is Deutschenchelys micklichi.

Diandongperleidus[41]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Geng et al.

Middle Triassic (middle or late Anisian)

Guanling Formation

 China

A perleidid perleidiform. The type species is Diandongperleidus denticulatus.

Diretmus serrativenter[30]

Sp. nov

Valid

Schwarzhans

Paleocene (Thanetian)

Oiching Formation

 Austria

A spinyfin related to the silver spinyfin.

Echinelops[42]

Gen. et sp. nov.

Valid

Murray & Hoşgör

Early Oligocene

 Turkey

An elopiform fish. The type species is Echinelops ozcani.

Eotetraodon tavernei[43]

Sp. nov

Valid

Tyler & Bannikov

Eocene (Ypresian or Lutetian)

 Italy

A pufferfish, a species of Eotetraodon.

Eurolebias[44]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Costa

Late Oligocene

 France

A pupfish; a new genus for "Prolebias" meridionalis Gaudant (1978).

Francolebias[44]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Costa

Early Oligocene

 France

A relative of Valencia; a new genus for "Prolebias" delphinensis Gaudant (1989) and "Lebias" aymardi Sauvage (1869).

Frigosorbinia[45]

Gen. et comb. nov

Valid

Bannikov & Tyler

Eocene

 Italy

A surgeonfish; a new genus for "Pesciarichthys" baldwinae Sorbini & Tyler (1998).

Frippia[46]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Bannikov & Carnevale

Eocene

 Italy

A member of Percoidei. The type species is Frippia labroiformis.

Fuyuanperleidus[41]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Geng et al.

Middle Triassic (late Ladinian)

Falang Formation

 China

A perleidid perleidiform. The type species is Fuyuanperleidus dengi.

Galaxias angustiventris[47]

Sp nov

Valid

Schwarzhans in Schwarzhans et al.

Early Miocene

Bannockburn Formation

 New Zealand

A galaxiid, a species of Galaxias.

Galaxias brevicauda[47]

Sp nov

Valid

Schwarzhans in Schwarzhans et al.

Early Miocene

Bannockburn Formation

 New Zealand

A galaxiid, a species of Galaxias.

Galaxias bobmcdowalli[47]

Sp nov

Valid

Schwarzhans in Schwarzhans et al.

Early Miocene

Bannockburn Formation

 New Zealand

A galaxiid, a species of Galaxias.

Galaxias papilionis[47]

Sp nov

Valid

Schwarzhans in Schwarzhans et al.

Early Miocene

Bannockburn Formation

 New Zealand

A galaxiid, a species of Galaxias.

Galaxias parvirostris[47]

Sp nov

Valid

Schwarzhans in Schwarzhans et al.

Early Miocene

Bannockburn Formation

 New Zealand

A galaxiid, a species of Galaxias.

Galaxias tabidus[47]

Sp nov

Valid

Schwarzhans in Schwarzhans et al.

Early Miocene

 New Zealand

A galaxiid, a species of Galaxias.

Gerpegezhus[48]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Bannikov & Carnevale

Early Eocene

 Russia

A close relative of centriscids. The type species is Gerpegezhus paviai.

Gnathophis probus[30]

Sp. nov

Valid

Schwarzhans

Paleocene (Danian to Thanetian)

Oiching Formation

 Austria
 Germany

A member of Congridae, a species of Gnathophis.

Gorgasia? turgidus[30]

Sp. nov

Valid

Schwarzhans

Paleocene (Thanetian)

Oiching Formation

 Austria

A member of Congridae, possibly a species of Gorgasia.

Haemulon? conjugator[30]

Sp. nov

Valid

Schwarzhans

Paleocene (Danian to Selandian)

Oiching Formation

 Austria
 Germany

A member of Haemulidae of uncertain phylogenetic placement.

Hippotropiscis[49]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Žalohar & Hitij

Middle Miocene

 Slovenia

A hippocampine syngnathid. The type species is Hippotropiscis frenki.

Holocentronotus blandus[30]

Sp. nov

Valid

Schwarzhans

Paleocene (Danian to Thanetian)

Oiching Formation

 Austria
 Germany

A member of Holocentridae, a species of Holocentronotus.

Ictalurus countermani[50]

sp nov

Valid

Lundberg & Luckenbill

Late Miocene

St. Marys Formation

 United States

A species of Ictalurus.

Illusionella[51]

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Baykina

Miocene

 Russia

A clupeid fish. Genus contains two species: Illusionella tsurevica and Illusionella pshekhensis. The genus Illusionella was subsequently synonymized with the genus Sarmatella Menner (1949) by Baykina (2013); however, Baykina kept the species I. tsurevica and I. pshekhensis as valid, distinct species within the genus Sarmatella.[52]

Isozen mareikeae[30]

Sp. nov

Valid

Schwarzhans

Paleocene (Thanetian)

Oiching Formation

 Austria

A member of Zeiformes of uncertain phylogenetic placement, related to the family Parazenidae; a species of Isozen.

Isurichthys breviusculus[53]

Sp nov

Valid

Bannikov

Lower Oligocene

 Russia

An ariommatid, a species of Isurichthys.

Kressenbergichthys[30]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Schwarzhans

Paleocene (Danian to Thanetian)

Oiching Formation

 Austria
 Germany

A member of Berycidae. The type species is Kressenbergichthys kuhni.

Kyphosichthys[54]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Xu & Wu

Middle Anisian

Guanling Formation

 China

A ginglymodian actinopterygian.

Lactarius? simplex[30]

Sp. nov

Valid

Schwarzhans

Paleocene (Danian to Thanetian)

Oiching Formation

 Austria
 Germany

A relative of the false trevally.

Lebonichthys nardoensis[55]

Sp. nov

Valid

Taverne & Capasso

Late Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian boundary)

 Italy

A bonefish, a species of Lebonichthys.

Luopingperleidus[41]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Geng et al.

Middle Triassic (middle or late Anisian)

Guanling Formation

 China

A perleidid perleidiform. The type species is Luopingperleidus sui.

Luoxiongichthys[56]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Wen et al.

Middle Anisian

Guanling Formation

 China

A basal actinopterygian.

Macrosemimimus[57]

Gen. et sp. et comb. nov

Valid

Schröder, López-Arbarello & Ebert

Late Jurassic

 France
 Germany
 United Kingdom

A semionotiform. The type species is Macrosemimimus fegerti; "Lepidotes" lennieri (Sauvage, 1893) is a second species of Macrosemimimus.

Mataichthys[47]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Schwarzhans, Scofield, Tennyson & T. Worthy in Schwarzhans et al.

Early Miocene

Bannockburn Formation

 New Zealand

An eleotrid. Contains M. bictenatus, M. procerus, M. rhinoceros, and M. taurinus

Melamphaes? protoforma[30]

Sp. nov

Valid

Schwarzhans

Paleocene (Thanetian)

Oiching Formation

 Austria

A ridgehead of uncertain phylogenetic placement.

Mercediella[58]

Nom. nov

Valid

Koerber

Early Cretaceous

Riachuelo Formation

 Brazil

A member of Pycnodontiformes; a replacement name for Camposichthys Figueiredo & Silva Santos (1991).

Nanaichthys[59]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Amaral & Brito

Early Cretaceous, possibly Aptian

Marizal Formation

 Brazil

A member of Chanidae. The type species is Nanaichthys longipinnus.

Nardoelops[55]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Taverne & Capasso

Late Cretaceous (Campanian-Maastrichtian boundary)

 Italy

A member of Elopidae. The type species is Nardoelops nybelini.

Nettastoma davejohnsoni[30]

Sp. nov

Valid

Schwarzhans

Paleocene (Selandian to Thanetian)

Oiching Formation

 Austria

A member of Nettastomatidae, a species of Nettastoma.

Ogcocephalus? semen[30]

Sp. nov

Valid

Schwarzhans

Paleocene (Thanetian)

Oiching Formation

 Austria

A member of Ogcocephalidae, possibly a species of Ogcocephalus.

Pachyrhizodus grawi[60]

Sp. nov

Valid

Bartholomai

Early Cretaceous (Albian)

Allaru Formation
Toolebuc Formation

 Australia

Palaeogadus? bratishkoi[30]

Sp. nov

Valid

Schwarzhans

Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)[39] and Paleocene (Danian[39] and Thanetian)

Kemp Clay
Oiching Formation

 Austria
 Denmark[39]
 United States
(  Texas)[39]

Originally described as a member of Merlucciidae and a possible species of Palaeogadus. Subsequently reinterpreted as a stem gadiform of uncertain familial affinities and transferred to the genus Archaemacruroides by Schwarzhans & Stringer (2020).[39]

Palatinichthys[61]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Witzmann & Schoch

Lower Permian

Saar–Nahe Basin

 Germany

A megalichthyid sarcopterygian. The type species is Palatinichthys laticeps.

Paleotetra[62]

Gen. et 2 sp.

Valid

Weiss, L. R. Malabarba & M. C. Malabarba

Eocene to Oligocene

 Brazil

A characiform, probably a characid. The genus contains two species: Paleotetra entrecorregos and Paleotetra aiuruoca.

Paraconger vetustus[30]

Sp. nov

Valid

Schwarzhans

Paleocene (Danian)

Oiching Formation

 Germany

A member of Congridae, a species of Paraconger.

Paraulopus novellus[30]

Sp. nov

Valid

Schwarzhans

Paleocene (Danian, possibly Thanetian)

Oiching Formation

 Germany
 Austria?

A species of Paraulopus.

Paranaichthys[63]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Dias

Permian, Guadalupian (Wordian or Capitanian)

Rio do Rasto Formation

 Brazil

A probable relative of Platysomus and other platysomids. The type species is Paranaichthys longianalis.

Parawenzichthys[64]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

de Figueiredo, Gallo & Delarmelina

Turonian

Atlântida Formation

 Brazil

A protacanthopterygian.

Platysepta kressenbergensis[30]

Sp. nov

Valid

Schwarzhans

Paleocene (Danian to Thanetian)

Oiching Formation

 Austria
 Germany

A member of Sparidae, a species of Platysepta.

Plesiopoma elegantissima[30]

Sp. nov

Valid

Schwarzhans

Paleocene (Danian)

Oiching Formation

 Germany

A member of Acropomatidae, a species of Plesiopoma.

Plesiopoma traubi[30]

Sp. nov

Valid

Schwarzhans

Paleocene (Danian to Thanetian)

Oiching Formation

 Austria
 Germany

A member of Acropomatidae, a species of Plesiopoma.

Polymixia polita[30]

Sp. nov

Valid

Schwarzhans

Paleocene (Danian to Thanetian)

Oiching Formation

 Austria
 Germany

A beardfish.

Polyperca exserta[30]

Sp. nov

Valid

Schwarzhans

Paleocene (Danian)

Oiching Formation

 Germany

A member of Serranidae, a species of Polyperca.

Prognathoglossum[65]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Taverne & Capasso

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

 Lebanon

A member of the family Pantodontidae. The type species is P. kalassyi.

Progonostoma[30]

Gen. et 2 sp. nov

Valid

Schwarzhans

Paleocene (Thanetian)

Oiching Formation

 Austria

A member of Gonostomatidae. The type species is Progonostoma primordialis; genus also contains Progonostoma hagni.

Prototroctes modestus[47]

Sp nov

Valid

Schwarzhans in Schwarzhans et al.

Early Miocene

Bannockburn Formation

 New Zealand

A retropinnid, a species of Prototroctes.

Prototroctes vertex[47]

Sp nov

Valid

Schwarzhans in Schwarzhans et al.

Early Miocene

Bannockburn Formation

 New Zealand

A retropinnid, a species of Prototroctes.

Rebellatrix[66]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Wendruff & Wilson

Lower Triassic

Sulphur Mountain Formation

 Canada

A coelacanth. The type species is Rebellatrix divaricerca.

Reidus[67]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Graf

Albian

 United States

A coelacanth. The type species is Reidus hilli.

Rhinodipterus kimberleyensis[68]

Sp nov

Valid

Clement

Late Devonian

Gogo Formation

 Australia

A lungfish, a species of Rhinodipterus.

Rhynchoconger intercedens[30]

Sp. nov

Valid

Schwarzhans

Paleocene (Danian to Thanetian)

Oiching Formation

 Austria
 Germany

A member of Congridae, a species of Rhynchoconger.

Sangiorgioichthys valmarensis[69]

Sp. nov

Valid

Lombardo, Tintori & Tona

Middle Triassic (late Ladinian)

  Switzerland

A semionotid semionotiform, a species of Sangiorgioichthys.

Schaefferius[70]

Nom. nov

Valid

Akbulut & Özdikmen

Early Triassic

 Angola

A member of Palaeonisciformes belonging to the family Canobiidae; a replacement name for Marquesia Schaeffer (1990).

Sinamia liaoningensis[71]

sp nov

Valid

Zhang

Early Cretaceous (Barremian to Aptian)

Jiufotang Formation
Yixian Formation

 China

A sinamiid amiiform, a species of Sinamia.

Squamibolcoides[72]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Bannikov & Zorzin

Eocene

 Italy

A member of Percoidei of uncertain phylogenetic placement. The type species is Squamibolcoides minciottii.

Thoracopterus wushaensis[73]

Sp. nov

Valid

Tintori et al.

Middle Triassic (late Ladinian)

Falang Formation

 China

A thoracopterid peltopleuriform, a species of Thoracopterus. The species might be synonymous with the species Potanichthys xingyiensis Xu et al. (2013).[74]

Tinirau[75]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Swartz

Middle Devonian

Red Hill I beds

 United States

An eotetrapodiform tetrapodomorph related to the clade Elpistostegalia[75] or a tristichopterid.[37] The type species is Tinirau clackae.

Tomognathus gigeri[76]

sp nov

Valid

Cavin & Giner

Valanginian

 France

A halecomorph fish, a species of Tomognathus.

Trachichthys anomalopsoides[30]

Sp. nov

Valid

Schwarzhans

Paleocene (Danian to Thanetian)

Oiching Formation

 Austria
 Germany

A slimehead, a species of Trachichthys.

Trachichthys impavidus[30]

Sp. nov

Valid

Schwarzhans

Paleocene (Danian to Thanetian)

Oiching Formation

 Austria
 Germany

A slimehead, a species of Trachichthys.

Tungsenia[77]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Lu et al.

Early Devonian

 China

A basal member of Tetrapodomorpha. The type species is Tungsenia paradoxa.

Valenciennellus kennetti[30]

Sp. nov

Valid

Schwarzhans

Paleocene (Thanetian)

Oiching Formation

 Austria

A member of Sternoptychidae, a species of Valenciennellus.

Voelklichthys[78]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Arratia & Schultze

Kimmeridgian

 Germany

A macrosemiiform. The type species is Voelklichthys comitatus.

Zoqueichthys[79]

Gen. et sp. nov

Valid

Alvarado-Ortega & Than-Marchese

Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Sierra Madre Formation

 Mexico

A close relative of Aipichthyoides and Aspesaipichthys, more distantly related to Aipichthys. The type species is Zoqueichthys carolinae.

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