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At the crossroads: early Miocene marine fishes of the proto-Mediterranean Sea
Department of Historical Geology and Palaeontology, Faculty of
Geology and Geoenvironment, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens,
Panepistimioupolis 15784, Athens, Greece
Department of Palaeontology, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, UZA II, 1090, Vienna, Austria
Efterpi Koskeridou
Department of Historical Geology and Palaeontology, Faculty of
Geology and Geoenvironment, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens,
Panepistimioupolis 15784, Athens, Greece
Danae Thivaiou
Department of Historical Geology and Palaeontology, Faculty of
Geology and Geoenvironment, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens,
Panepistimioupolis 15784, Athens, Greece
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Short summary
Climate and connection between marine basins have formed the modern Mediterranean fish fauna. Here, we present new data for the early stages of the fish fauna, 20–23 million years ago, when the Mediterranean Sea was starting to take its actual shape, and we show its relationship to the fish faunas of the surrounding seas. Two new fish species are described: Ariosoma mesohellenica and Gnathophis elongatus.
Climate and connection between marine basins have formed the modern Mediterranean fish fauna....