The fossil otolith record of fishes (Vertebrata: Teleostei) in Greece

Autor(en)
Konstantina Agiadi
Abstrakt

Otoliths are a unique tool for reconstructing past fish faunas, their evolution, and paleobiogeography, and they exhibit many applications as paleobathymetric and paleoecological indicators. The studies of fish otoliths and skeletal parts complement each other. Indeed, some taxa appear more commonly as fossils through their skeletal parts, whereas others are often identified from their otoliths. In Greece, the richest record is that of the marine Pleistocene, thanks to extensive studies conducted with focus on both the Ionian and the Aegean area. Important data also exist for the Neogene (Zanclean, Messinian, and Tortonian). Future studies should focus on filling the knowledge gaps in the fossil teleost record, namely in the early Cenozoic, the Piacenzian, and the Holocene periods, which would enable further synthetic studies on the evolution of the Mediterranean fish fauna. Moreover, a considerable gap due to lack of research effort exists for the freshwater fish. Despite these drawbacks, 122 species, 95 genera, and 49 teleost fish families have been identified from 27 localities in Greece based on fish otoliths, demonstrating the very promising potential of otolith investigations.

Organisation(en)
Institut für Paläontologie
Band
1
Seiten
143-183
Anzahl der Seiten
41
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68398-6_5
Publikationsdatum
12-2021
Peer-reviewed
Ja
ÖFOS 2012
105118 Paläontologie
Schlagwörter
ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete
Allgemeine Agrar- und Biowissenschaften, Allgemeine Erdkunde und Planetologie
Link zum Portal
https://ucrisportal.univie.ac.at/de/publications/20c11547-d85c-4126-b6a4-3a4eefbc89ef