New evidence indicates the presence of barracuda (Sphyraenidae) and supports a tropical marine environment in the Miocene of Madagascar

Recent exploration of Miocene-age deposits at Nosy Makamby, a small island ~50 km southwest of Mahajanga city in northwestern Madagascar, has led to the recovery of a large sample [82] of isolated barracuda teeth (Sphyraena sp.). in a tropical marine fauna that also includes diverse marine invertebr...

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Autores principales: Gottfried, Michael D., Samonds, Karen E., Ostrowski, Summer A., Andrianavalona, Tsiory Harimalala, Ramihangihajason, Tolotra Niaina
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5441575/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28542538
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0176553

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5441575/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28542538
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0176553

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