Fig. 61. Osteoglossidae Bonaparte, 1832 in Taxonomy and biostratigraphy of the elasmobranchs and bony fishes (Chondrichthyes and Osteichthyes) of the lower-to-middle Eocene (Ypresian to Bartonian) Claiborne Group in Alabama, USA, including an analysis of otoliths

Fig. 61. Osteoglossidae Bonaparte, 1832 and Ariidae Berg, 1958, elements. A–H. Osteoglossidae. A–B. Tooth, MSC 35778.1, lower Tallahatta Formation. A. Lingual view. B. Basal view. C–D. Tooth, MSC 38444, Tallahatta/Lisbon formation contact zone, courtesy of James Lowery. C. Lateral view. D. Basal view. E–F. Tooth, MSC 37515, basal Gosport Sand. E. Lingual view. F. Basal view. G–H. Tooth, MSC 37307.1, basal Lisbon Formation. G. Lingual view. H. Basal view. — I–Q. Ariidae. I–L. Pectoral spine, MSC 37122, Tallahatta/Lisbon formation contact zone, courtesy of Bruce Relihan. I. Anterior view. J. Posterior view. K. Lateral view. L. Transverse section. M–O. Pectoral spine, MSC 2398, Gosport Sand. M. Anterior view. N. Dorsal view. O. Posterior view. P–Q. Pectoral spine, MSC 37111, Tallahatta/Lisbon formation contact zone, courtesy of Bruce Relihan. P. Lateral view. Q. Posterior view. Scale bars: A–H = 2 mm; I–Q = 1 cm.Published as part of Ebersole, Jun A., Cicimurri, David J. & Stringer, Gary L., 2019, Taxonomy and biostratigraphy of the elasmobranchs and bony fishes (Chondrichthyes and Osteichthyes) of the lower-to-middle Eocene (Ypresian to Bartonian) Claiborne Group in Alabama, USA, including an analysis of otoliths, pp. 1-274 in European Journal of Taxonomy 585 on page 165, DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2019.585, http://zenodo.org/record/366025