Oligolactoria

In Depth        Oligolactoria was a genus of boxfish that seems to show a resemblance to the modern genus Lactoria.‭ ‬Like modern Lactoria box fish,‭ ‬Oligolactoria was a probably a reef fish. Further Reading -‭ ‬A New Genus and Species of Boxfish‭ (‬Tetraodontiformes:‭ ‬Ostraciidae‭) ‬from the Oligocene of Moravia,‭ ‬the Second Fossil Representative of the Family.‭ … Read more

Leptolepides

In Depth        Originally assigned to the genus Clupea‭ (‬better known as herrings‭) ‬as Clupea sprattiformis by Blainville in‭ ‬1818,‭ ‬the species was actually erected to its own genus level in‭ ‬1974‭ ‬by Nybelin.‭ ‬Leptolepides were fairly small fish but are among the most numerous known from the Solnhofen limestones of Germany.‭ ‬Aside from being similar … Read more