A new species of the fish Amia from the Middle Eocene of British Columbia
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A new species of amiid fish is described from a semi-articulated skeleton found in Middle Eocene freshwater shales of the Allenby Formation, Princeton Group, south-central British Columbia. The new species is assigned to Amia because it lacks Kindleia specializations such as styliform teeth, and it shares skull specializations with A. calva, A. scutata, and A. uintaensis. The new species is reconstructed as a deep-bodied piscivore with large jaws and strong, sharp teeth. The holotype is the first identifiable skeleton to be found among many amiid scales recovered from numerous fossil-fish assemblages in southern British Columbia and northern Washington State.
Palaeontology - Volume 25 Part 2 Pages 413-424Palaeontology - Volume 25 Part 2 Pages 413-424
Citations
WILSON, M. V. H. 1982. A new species of the fish Amia from the Middle Eocene of British Columbia. Palaeontology, 25, 2, 413–424.