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New species of Enchodus (Pisces: Enchodontoidei) from the lower Cenomanian of Ein-Yabrud, Israel

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 May 2016

Yael Chalifa
Yael Chalifa*
Affiliation:
Department of Zoology, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 91904 Jerusalem, Israel
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Abstract

A new species, Enchodus brevis (Enchodontoidei: Enchodontidae), is described from lower Cenomanian beds in Ein-Yabrud, near Jerusalem. The species is characterized by the following features: the shortest enchodontid body; an ectopterygoid bearing one smooth canine terminal tooth; barbed dentary teeth; a huge front tooth of dentary with two anterior cutting edges; two supraneurals; second preural vertebra without a neural spine; and absence of lateral line scales except for a long hook-like terminal scale at the caudal peduncle. The systematic position of the new species suggests the emendment of the generic diagnosis.

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Journal of Paleontology , Volume 63 , Issue 3 , May 1989 , pp. 356 - 364
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