Megalampris keyesi is an extinct opah from the late Oligocene of New Zealand about 26 million years ago. It was recovered from the Otekaike Limestone in North Otago, by a team led by Ewan Fordyce from the Geology Department of the University of Otago. The species is named in honour of the New Zealand palaeontologist Ian Warwick Keyes (1938-2004). It is the largest fossil teleost fish from New Zealand, the spectacular remains comprise three large limestone blocks containing mostly caudal skeleton. These are on display in the Otago Museum, Dunedin, New Zealand. Some of the vertebral centra preserved are 90 mm across. Comparison with the skeletons of living Lampris species suggest the giant fish was around 4 metres (13 ft) in length when alive, which is twice the length of the largest living
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| - Megalampris es un género extinto de pez teleósteo que vivió a finales del Oligoceno en Nueva Zelanda hace unos 26 millones de años. Solo se conoce una especie, M. keyesi, que fue recuperada en la Caliza de Otekaike en , por un equipo de la Universidad de Otago. Sus espectaculares restos, mayormente del esqueleto caudal, se encuentran en exhibición en el Museo de Otago, en Dunedin, Nueva Zelanda. La comparación con las especies actuales del género Lampris sugieren que este pez alcanzaba cerca de 4 metros de longitud. (es)
- Megalampris keyesi è un pesce osseo estinto, appartenente ai lampridiformi. Visse nell'Oligocene superiore (circa 25 milioni di anni fa) e i suoi resti fossili sono stati ritrovati in Nuova Zelanda. (it)
- Megalampris keyesi (лат.) — вид вымерших лучепёрых рыб из семейства опаховых (Lampridae), живших в олигоцене. Единственный вид в роде Megalampris. Ископаемые остатки Megalampris keyesi найдены в регионе Отаго (о. Южный, Новой Зеландии) в верхнеолигоценовых отложениях Island Cliff Site. Это первый описанный ископаемый таксон опахообразных (Lampriformes) из Южного полушария. Вид описан по хорошо сохранившемуся скелету в 2006 году. Рыба была похожа на обыкновенного опаха, её скелет демонстрирует специфические для опахообразных черты строения. Достигала в длину 4 метра, то есть была в два раза больше современного родственника. (ru)
- Megalampris keyesi is an extinct opah from the late Oligocene of New Zealand about 26 million years ago. It was recovered from the Otekaike Limestone in North Otago, by a team led by Ewan Fordyce from the Geology Department of the University of Otago. The species is named in honour of the New Zealand palaeontologist Ian Warwick Keyes (1938-2004). It is the largest fossil teleost fish from New Zealand, the spectacular remains comprise three large limestone blocks containing mostly caudal skeleton. These are on display in the Otago Museum, Dunedin, New Zealand. Some of the vertebral centra preserved are 90 mm across. Comparison with the skeletons of living Lampris species suggest the giant fish was around 4 metres (13 ft) in length when alive, which is twice the length of the largest living (en)
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| - M. keyesi and Waipatia maerewhenua (en)
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| - Megalampris es un género extinto de pez teleósteo que vivió a finales del Oligoceno en Nueva Zelanda hace unos 26 millones de años. Solo se conoce una especie, M. keyesi, que fue recuperada en la Caliza de Otekaike en , por un equipo de la Universidad de Otago. Sus espectaculares restos, mayormente del esqueleto caudal, se encuentran en exhibición en el Museo de Otago, en Dunedin, Nueva Zelanda. La comparación con las especies actuales del género Lampris sugieren que este pez alcanzaba cerca de 4 metros de longitud. (es)
- Megalampris keyesi is an extinct opah from the late Oligocene of New Zealand about 26 million years ago. It was recovered from the Otekaike Limestone in North Otago, by a team led by Ewan Fordyce from the Geology Department of the University of Otago. The species is named in honour of the New Zealand palaeontologist Ian Warwick Keyes (1938-2004). It is the largest fossil teleost fish from New Zealand, the spectacular remains comprise three large limestone blocks containing mostly caudal skeleton. These are on display in the Otago Museum, Dunedin, New Zealand. Some of the vertebral centra preserved are 90 mm across. Comparison with the skeletons of living Lampris species suggest the giant fish was around 4 metres (13 ft) in length when alive, which is twice the length of the largest living opah species, Lampris guttatus. The cleithra in the fossil are significantly enlarged to suggest that Megalampris used the pectoral swimming mode characteristic of moonfishes. (en)
- Megalampris keyesi è un pesce osseo estinto, appartenente ai lampridiformi. Visse nell'Oligocene superiore (circa 25 milioni di anni fa) e i suoi resti fossili sono stati ritrovati in Nuova Zelanda. (it)
- Megalampris keyesi (лат.) — вид вымерших лучепёрых рыб из семейства опаховых (Lampridae), живших в олигоцене. Единственный вид в роде Megalampris. Ископаемые остатки Megalampris keyesi найдены в регионе Отаго (о. Южный, Новой Зеландии) в верхнеолигоценовых отложениях Island Cliff Site. Это первый описанный ископаемый таксон опахообразных (Lampriformes) из Южного полушария. Вид описан по хорошо сохранившемуся скелету в 2006 году. Рыба была похожа на обыкновенного опаха, её скелет демонстрирует специфические для опахообразных черты строения. Достигала в длину 4 метра, то есть была в два раза больше современного родственника. (ru)
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