Přidolian ichthyofauna of Belarus
Abstract
The paper presents the results of a palaeoichthyological study of the Přidolian age rocks exposed in the Komarovka 93з/10 and Rataichitsy 12k boreholes located within the territory of the Volyn Monocline and Podlasie-Brest Depression in Belarus. The presented information makes it possible to clarify and supplement the ichthyofauna taxonomic composition in the above-mentioned deposits within the boundaries of the above-named tectonic structures, as well as to use it to determine the age of the rocks, their subdivision and correlation. In addition, the paper gives a description of a new acanthodian species based on some isolated scales and a brief taphonomic description of the skeletal remains of the Přidolian ichthyofauna. The data obtained supplement the information of the ichthyofauna stratigraphic and geographical distribution.
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D. Plax
Belarusian National Technical University
Belarus
Belarus
65 Nezavisimosti Avenue, 220013, Minsk
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