Intermuscular Bones in Pholidophorus bechei from the Lower Lias of England
Richard Lund 1
1 Department of Vertebrate Paleontology, American Museum of Natural History, New York 10024
Intermuscular bones, considered the one neomorph which decisively separates the pholidophoroids from the teleosts, have been found in a specimen of Pholidophorus bechei Agassiz, from the Lower Lias of England. It is suggested that intermuscular bones were prevalent among the pholidophoroids.