Geological Magazine; January 2008; v. 145; no. 1;
p. 73-84; DOI: 10.1017/S0016756807003937
© 2008 Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Miniature deep-sea hatchetfish (Teleostei: Stomiiformes) from the Miocene of Italy
GIORGIO CARNEVALE*
Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università di Pisa, via Santa Maria, 53, I-56126 Pisa, Italy, and Museo di Storia Naturale e del Territorio, Università di Pisa, via Roma, 79, I-56011 Calci, Italy

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Figure 1. Schematic geological map showing the location of Gessopalena. Modified from Patacca et al. (1992).
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Figure 2. Discosternon federicae gen. et sp. nov., from the Miocene of Gessopalena, Italy. MGPA GES001, left side, lateral view. Scale bar 10 mm.
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Figure 3. Discosternon federicae gen. et sp. nov., reconstruction of the skull, left side, lateral view. Scale bar 2 mm.
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Figure 4. Discosternon federicae gen. et sp. nov., reconstruction of the caudal skeleton, left side, lateral view. Scale bar 1 mm.
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Figure 5. Discosternon federicae gen. et sp. nov., reconstruction of the anterior end of the anal fin, left side, lateral view. Scale bar 1 mm.
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