Fish otoliths from the middle Paleocene (Selandian) of southern Sweden

Figures & data

Figure 1. Geological map showing the distribution of Paleocene deposits in southern Sweden and the locations of the wells Magnushill (star south of Svedala), Ystad Felix and Ystad 38 (star west of Ystad). Map modified from McLoughlin et al. (2021; this volume)

Table 1. Taxonomic assignment, distribution and amount of otoliths in Scanian wells

Taxa	Ystad Felix	Ystad 38	Magnushill
Albuliformes
Pterothrissidae
Pterothrissus sp. juv.		4
Albuliformes family indet.
Protargentinolithus erraticus (Roedel 1930)			1
Anguilliformes
Congridae
Rhynchoconger angulosus (Schwarzhans 2003)		1
Argentiniformes
Argentinidae
Argentina tricrenulata (Stinton 1965)			1
Aulopiformes
Paraulopidae
Paraulopus sp.		1
Gadiformes
Macrouridae
Coelorinchus balticus (Koken 1885)			3
Gadiformes family indet.
Archaemacruroides ornatus Stinton 1965		1
Gadiformes indet. juv.		8
Ophidiiformes
Ophidiidae
Protobythites seelandicus (Koken 1885)	1	20
Beryciformes
Berycidae
Centroberyx sp. juv.		1
Perciformes s.l.
Acropomatidae
?Acropomatidae indet.		2
Serranidae
Serranus? caribbaeus (Nolf & Dockery 1993)			1
?Serranidae indet. frag.			1
?Centrolophidae
?Centrolophidae indet.		1
Total	1	39	7

Figure 2. Paleocene (Selandian) otoliths from southern Sweden; A, B. Pterothrissus sp. juv., mirror imaged, Ystad-38, 24 m, NRM-PZ P 16439, C, D. Rhynchoconger angulosus (Schwarzhans 2003), mirror imaged, Ystad-38, 20 m, NRM-PZ P 16438, E, F. Protargentinolithus erraticus (Roedel 1930), mirror imaged, Magnushill, NRM-PZ P 16386, G. Argentina tricrenulata (Stinton 1965), mirror imaged, Magnushill, NRM-PZ P 16387, H. Paraulopus sp., Ystad-38, 20 m, NRM-PZ P 16438, I–K. Coelorinchus balticus (Koken 1885), mirror imaged, Magnushill, NRM-PZ P 16386 (I-J) and NRM-PZ P 16387 (K), L, M. Protobythites seelandicus (Koken 1885), mirror imaged, Ystad-38, 20 m, NRM-PZ P 16438.N, O. ?Acropomatidae indet., mirror imaged, Ystad-38, 16.5 m, NRM-PZ P 16441, P, Q. ?Serranidae indet., mirror imaged, Magnushill, NRM-PZ P 16387, R, S. Serranus? caribbaeus (Nolf & Dockery 1993), mirror imaged, Magnushill, NRM-PZ P 16386, T, U. ?Centrolophidae indet., Ystad-38, 17 m, NRM-PZ P 16440. Scale bar equals 1 mm

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