The genus name Goulmimichthys is a combination of the Greek ichthys, "fish" and Goulmima, the city in Morocco where the holotype fossils were found. The species epithet of the type species arambourgi refers to Camille Arambourg, a French paleontologist who worked in North Africa. The species epithet gasparini, given by María Páramo, honours Argentinian paleontologist Zulma Gasparini.[4]
Description
The anterior process of the pelvic bone of Goulmimichthys has the same length as the four central abdominal vertebrae, a typical characteristic of the genus.[5] The species G. roberti is known from disarticulated and articulated specimens.[6]
Distribution and habitat
Paleogeography of the Turonian G. arambourgi G. gasparini G. roberti
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