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From: Review of “Clupea humilis” from the Sarmatian of Moldova and description of Moldavichthys switshenskae gen. et sp. nov.

Fig. 4

Otoliths found in situ in Moldavichthys switshenskae. gen. et sp. and comparative specimens. 12 Moldavichthys switshenskae gen. et sp. nov., 1 PIN 5274-10b, water wet specimen; 2 counter-plate PIN 5274-10a, mirror imaged; 2a water wet specimen; 2b dry specimen. 3 Moldavichthys? gomotartziensis (Strashimirov 1985), otolith found isolated, UMG-X 8585, Bulgaria, well Simeonovo B-7, Sarmatian s.l., late Chersonian; 3a inner face; 3b anterior view; 3c ventral view. 4 Alosa aestivalis (Mitchill 1814), Recent otolith, SEM photograph refigured from Campana (2004) and Lombarte et al. (2006). 5 Alosa fallax (Lacepède 1803), Recent otolith from commercial catch, coll. Schwarzhans; 5a inner face; 5b anterior view; 5c ventral view. 6 Clupeonella cultiventris (Nordmann 1840), Recent otolith, BMNH 99.10.24.3-6, Kazakhstan, Caspian Sea off Mangyshlak Peninsula; 6a inner face; 6b anterior view; 6c ventral view

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