Chilomycterus dzonotensis

Chilomycterus dzonotensis; Temporal range: Late Miocene/Early Pliocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Tetraodontiformes
Family:	Diodontidae
Genus:	Chilomycterus
Species:	†C. dzonotensis
Binomial name
	†Chilomycterus dzonotensis; Cantalice et. al., 2025

Last updated February 26, 2025

Chilomycterus dzonotensis is an extinct species of burrfish that inhabited the waters around the Yucatan Peninsula during the Neogene period.^[1] The species name derives from d'zonot, the Mayan word for "sinkhole" (eventually translated into the Spanish and English cenote ).^[2]

Distribution

Fossils of C. dzonotensis are known from the Carrillo Puerto Formation, dating to the boundary between the Late Miocene and Early Pliocene. As suggested by the species name, these fossils were recovered via cave diving within cenotes (the "X-Nabuy" Cenote), at a depth of about 40 to 50 metres (130 to 160 ft) below the surface.^[2]

References

↑ "PBDB Taxon". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2025-02-24.
1 2 Cantalice, Kleyton M.; Salgado-Garrido, Hugo E.; Sosa-Rodríguez, Erick; Vilchis-Zapata, Kay; González-Barba, Gerardo; on behalf of the Underwater Archaeological Atlas project (6 February 2025). Schubert, Michael (ed.). "Underwater paleontology inside cenotes reveals the Miocene-Pliocene fish diversity in the Yucatan Peninsula, southeast Mexico". PLOS ONE . 20 (2): e0315382. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0315382 . ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 11801553 . PMID 39913453 . Retrieved 15 February 2025– via PLOS ONE.

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[1] "PBDB Taxon". paleobiodb.org. Retrieved 2025-02-24.

[:0-2] 1 2 Cantalice, Kleyton M.; Salgado-Garrido, Hugo E.; Sosa-Rodríguez, Erick; Vilchis-Zapata, Kay; González-Barba, Gerardo; on behalf of the Underwater Archaeological Atlas project (6 February 2025). Schubert, Michael (ed.). "Underwater paleontology inside cenotes reveals the Miocene-Pliocene fish diversity in the Yucatan Peninsula, southeast Mexico". PLOS ONE . 20 (2): e0315382. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0315382 . ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 11801553 . PMID 39913453 . Retrieved 15 February 2025– via PLOS ONE.

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