. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Geology. 22 GAUDANT & QUAYLE Ab S. Fig. 4 Propalaemon osborniensis Woodward. Restoration in right lateral view. Systematic description: Fishes J. Gaudant Order AMIIFORMES Huxley, 1861 Family AMIIDAE Bonaparte, 1832 Genus AMI A Linne, 1766 Amia (?) sp. Newton (1899) distinguished two species, A. anglica Newton and A. colenutti Newton, among the isolated amiid remains found in the Chapelcorner Fish Bed. To the first species are referred isolated vertebrae and scales, one premaxillary and several dermal head bones, while a maxil- lary found
. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Geology. 22 GAUDANT & QUAYLE Ab S. Fig. 4 Propalaemon osborniensis Woodward. Restoration in right lateral view. Systematic description: Fishes J. Gaudant Order AMIIFORMES Huxley, 1861 Family AMIIDAE Bonaparte, 1832 Genus AMI A Linne, 1766 Amia (?) sp. Newton (1899) distinguished two species, A. anglica Newton and A. colenutti Newton, among the isolated amiid remains found in the Chapelcorner Fish Bed. To the first species are referred isolated vertebrae and scales, one premaxillary and several dermal head bones, while a maxil- lary found in Colenutt's bed 5 is A. colenutti. However, it is to be noted here that only three scales figured by Newton (1899: pi. 1, figs 19-21) come from Colenutfs bed 3. From the same bed an isolated amiid scale (BMNH ) and an amiid vertebra (found by Mr Kemp of Gosport) have been found recently. It is not our purpose to give here a taxonomic reassessment of the amiid remains found in the Palaeogene of the Isle of Wight, as it is clear that the scales and the unique vertebra found in Colenutt's bed 3 to date do not allow specific determination. The isolated abdominal vertebra found by Mr Kemp has a typically ovoid sectional outline, but as it probably comes from the middle part of the abdominal region, it is not particularly significant taxonomically. Order CLUPEIFORMES Bleeker, 1859 Suborder CLUPEOIDEI Bleeker, 1859 Family CLUPEIDAE Cuvier, 1817 Genus VECTICHTHYS nov. Diagnosis. Differs from other clupeoid genera by the following combination of characters: double-armoured herrings with a complete series of ovoid dorsal scutes, each provided with a median longitudinal crest. Two supramaxillaries. Dentary edentulous. Vertebral column rela- tively short (about 40 vertebrae). Caudal axial skeleton with first preural (PU1) and anterior ural (Ul) centra Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readabili
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