Otoliths in situ in Pinichthys shirvanensis Bannikov, 2021 (Stromateidae) from the Tarkhanian (Langhian, Middle Miocene) of the northern Caucasus (Russia)

Abstract Otolith finds in situ are important for connecting the independent data sets of articulated fish skeletons and isolated otoliths in the fossil record. Here we describe an otolith in situ retrieved from a skeleton of the stromateid Pinichthys shirvanensis Bannikov, 2021, which was collected...

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Published in:Swiss Journal of Palaeontology
Main Authors: Werner W. Schwarzhans, Alexandre F. Bannikov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2025-07-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13358-025-00359-4