Paranursallia

Paranursallia; Temporal range: Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian to Turonian), 95–90 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
	Fossil vomer from the Akrabou Formation
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	† Pycnodontiformes
Genus:	† Paranursallia ; Taverne et al., 2015

Last updated November 12, 2025

Paranursallia is an extinct genus of nursalline pycnodont fish that lived during the Late Cretaceous epoch.

Distribution

Fossilised remains of Paranursallia spinosa are known from Tunisia,^[1] while those of Paranursallia gutturosa are known from Mexico,^[2] Italy,^[3] and Morocco.^[1]

References

1 2 Taverne, Louis; Layeb, Mohsen; Layeb-Tounsi, Yosra; Gaudant, Jean (2015). "Paranursallia spinosa n. gen., n. sp., a new Upper Cretaceous pycnodontiform fish from the Eurafrican Mesogea". Geodiversitas. 37 (2): 215–227. doi:10.5252/g2015n2a3. ISSN 1280-9659.
↑ Pacheco-Ordaz, S.; Reyes-López, Á.; Alvarado-Ortega, J. (2025). "A Turonian pycnodontiform fish from the San José de Gracia quarry, Puebla, Mexico". Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana. 77 (1). A241224. doi:10.18268/BSGM2023v77n1a241224 (inactive 1 July 2025).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of July 2025 (link)
↑ AMALFITANO, JACOPO; GIUSBERTI, LUCA; FORNACIARI, ELIANA; CARNEVALE, GIORGIO (2020-04-03). "Upper Cenomanian Fishes from the Bonarelli Level (Oae2) of Northeastern Italy". Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia. 126 (2): Vol. 126 No 2 (2020). doi:10.13130/2039-4942/13224.
↑ "Paranursallia gutturosa (Arambourg, 1954)". The Fossil Forum. 2023-09-14. Retrieved 2025-11-11.

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[ParanursalliaSpinosa-1] 1 2 Taverne, Louis; Layeb, Mohsen; Layeb-Tounsi, Yosra; Gaudant, Jean (2015). "Paranursallia spinosa n. gen., n. sp., a new Upper Cretaceous pycnodontiform fish from the Eurafrican Mesogea". Geodiversitas. 37 (2): 215–227. doi:10.5252/g2015n2a3. ISSN 1280-9659.

[2] Pacheco-Ordaz, S.; Reyes-López, Á.; Alvarado-Ortega, J. (2025). "A Turonian pycnodontiform fish from the San José de Gracia quarry, Puebla, Mexico". Boletín de la Sociedad Geológica Mexicana. 77 (1). A241224. doi:10.18268/BSGM2023v77n1a241224 (inactive 1 July 2025).{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of July 2025 (link)

[3] AMALFITANO, JACOPO; GIUSBERTI, LUCA; FORNACIARI, ELIANA; CARNEVALE, GIORGIO (2020-04-03). "Upper Cenomanian Fishes from the Bonarelli Level (Oae2) of Northeastern Italy". Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia. 126 (2): Vol. 126 No 2 (2020). doi:10.13130/2039-4942/13224.

[4] "Paranursallia gutturosa (Arambourg, 1954)". The Fossil Forum. 2023-09-14. Retrieved 2025-11-11.

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