Early Devonian fishes from coastal De Long Strait, central Chukotka, Arctic Russia
Author
Mark-Kurik, Elga
Author
Blieck, Alain
Author
Burrow, Carole J.
Author
Turner, Susan
text
Geodiversitas
2013
2013-09-27
35
3
545
578
http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/g2013n3a3
journal article
10.5252/g2013n3a3
1638-9395
5372262
Poraspididae
gen. et sp. indet.
(
Fig. 6G, H
)
MATERIAL. — Specimens
GIT
580-4, 6 and 7 of the Institute of Geology, Tallinn University of Technology,
Estonia
: fragments of a flank scale (
GIT
580-4) and of undetermined plates (
GIT
580-6 and 7).
LOCALITY AND STRATIGRAPHIC HORIZON. — Locality (sample) 73, Tonnel’nyj Brook, south of
De Long Strait
,
Chukotka
;
Lower Member
(1) of Enmakaj Formation, Lochkovian
.
DESCRIPTION ħis material is represented by three small fragmentary remains of dermal bony elements. ħe specimen GIT 580-4 (
Fig. 6G
) is from a flank scale of a poraspidid heterostracan similar to the scales figured, for example, by
Blieck (1982
: pl. VIII: 2, 4:
Poraspis rostrata
Kiaer &Heintz, 1935
). It bears six flat dentine ridges per mm as in various
Poraspis
Kiaer,1930 species
from the Lochkovian of Spitsbergen (
Blieck& Heintz 1983
: table 1). ħe specimen GIT 580-7 (
Fig. 6H
) has more vaulted (convex) and wider(2/mm) dentine ridges.It probably also comes from a poraspidid plate.