Fig. 8From: Ariid sea catfishes from the coeval Pirabas (Northeastern Brazil), Cantaure, Castillo (Northwestern Venezuela), and Castilletes (North Colombia) formations (early Miocene), with description of three new speciesOtoliths (lapilli) of Cantarius nolfi n. sp. a Holotype, UNEFM-PF-3223, from the Cantaure Formation, artisan well; b paratypes, UNEFM-PF-3224-1 from the Cantaure Formation, artisan well; c–e paratypes, UNEFM-PF-3225-1 to UNEFM-PF-3225-3, from the Cantaure Formation outcrops. add anterodistal ditch, amp anterior antero-mesial projection, df dorsal face, dis distal, mic mesial inward curve, msd mesial shallow depression, post posterior, vf ventral face. Dorsal and ventral face, lateral view, draw and photo, d and e are the right otolith (lapillus) others are left ones. Scale bar 1 mmBack to article page