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Early Cretaceous Freshwater Fish Fauna in Kyushu, Japan

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<strong>Early</strong> <strong>Cretaceous</strong> <strong>Freshwater</strong> <strong>Fish</strong> <strong>Fauna</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>Kyushu</strong>, <strong>Japan</strong> 203<br />

10mm<br />

Fig.68. Diplomistus kokuraensis Uyeno, 1979, the holotype, KMNH VP 100,031. From<br />

Uyeno and Yabumoto, 1980.<br />

Fig. 69. Diplomistus kokuraensis Uyeno, 1979, restoration of the skeleton.<br />

Yabumoto, 1980.<br />

From Uyeno and<br />

Locality. Kumagai (KA-0), Kokura-kita-ku (Kokura Northern Ward), Kitakyushu<br />

City, Fukuoka Prefecture, <strong>Japan</strong>.<br />

Horizon. The Fourth Formation (the uppermost formation, W4, correlated to the<br />

Upper Wakamiya Formation) of the Wak<strong>in</strong>o Subgroup <strong>in</strong> the Kwanmon Group, the<br />

Lower <strong>Cretaceous</strong>.<br />

The orig<strong>in</strong>al description is as follows.<br />

Diagnosis. This species differs from other members of the genus <strong>in</strong> hav<strong>in</strong>g the<br />

follow<strong>in</strong>g characters. The predorsal scutes are round <strong>in</strong> shape and their lengths are<br />

almost equal to or shorter than their widths. The anterior and posterior ends of the<br />

scutes are round, as opposed to po<strong>in</strong>ted or concave. The body depth is about half of<br />

the standard length. The head length is about one-third of the standard length.

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