The horizon dates 13 million years back to the lower Sarmatian during the middle Miocene period, making the two species the earlier known seahorse fossils in the world. Among the remains, one adult female specimen is fully preserved, with bony plates and other important macroscopic features. The rest are mostly juvenile specimens and remains of head and backbones of adults.[1]
The animals are believed to have lived among seagrasses and macroalgae in the temperate shallow coastal waters of the western part of the central Paratethys.[1]
^ abcŽalohar J.; Hitij T.; Križnar M. (2009). "Two new species of seahorses (Syngnathidae, Hippocampus) from the Middle Miocene (Sarmatian) Coprolitic Horizon in Tunjice Hills, Slovenia: The oldest fossil record of seahorses". Annales de Paléontologie. 95 (2): 71–96. Bibcode:2009AnPal..95...71Z. doi:10.1016/j.annpal.2009.03.002.
Further readingedit
Choi C. (May 4, 2009) "." National Geographic news.
Žalohar J. .
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hippocampus, sarmaticus, extinct, species, seahorse, found, 2005, coprolitic, horizon, tunjice, hills, lagerstätte, slovenia, along, with, related, hippocampus, slovenicus, temporal, range, middle, miocene, artist, reconstruction, with, smaller, slovenicus, ri. Hippocampus sarmaticus is an extinct species of seahorse found in 2005 in the coprolitic horizon of the Tunjice hills Lagerstatte in Slovenia along with the related Hippocampus slovenicus Hippocampus sarmaticusTemporal range Middle Miocene Artist s reconstruction with the smaller S slovenicus on the right Scientific classification Domain Eukaryota Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Actinopterygii Order Syngnathiformes Family Syngnathidae Genus Hippocampus Species H sarmaticus Binomial name Hippocampus sarmaticusZalohar Hiti Kriznar 2009 1 Taxonomy editThe horizon dates 13 million years back to the lower Sarmatian during the middle Miocene period making the two species the earlier known seahorse fossils in the world Among the remains one adult female specimen is fully preserved with bony plates and other important macroscopic features The rest are mostly juvenile specimens and remains of head and backbones of adults 1 The animals are believed to have lived among seagrasses and macroalgae in the temperate shallow coastal waters of the western part of the central Paratethys 1 References edit nbsp Paleontology portal a b c Zalohar J Hitij T Kriznar M 2009 Two new species of seahorses Syngnathidae Hippocampus from the Middle Miocene Sarmatian Coprolitic Horizon in Tunjice Hills Slovenia The oldest fossil record of seahorses Annales de Paleontologie 95 2 71 96 Bibcode 2009AnPal 95 71Z doi 10 1016 j annpal 2009 03 002 Further reading editChoi C May 4 2009 PHOTOS Oldest Seahorses Found Help Solve Mystery National Geographic news Zalohar J Fossil seahorses treasure from the ancient seas nbsp This Syngnathiformes related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a prehistoric ray finned fish is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hippocampus sarmaticus amp oldid 1186296478, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
