Fish remains from Miocene beds of Višnja vas near Vojnik, Slovenia

Abstract

This paper discusses fossil teeth of sharks (Elasmobranchii, Neoselachii) and porgies (Teleostei, Sparidae) fromthe Miocene glauconite sandstones of Vi{nja vas near Vojnik. The remains of fish teeth, mostly tooth crowns, belongto cartilaginous fishes of the genera Notorynchus, Carcharias, Carcharoides, Isurus and Cosmopolitodus and to abony fish genus Pagrus.

Keywords

• fishes
• sharks (Elasmobranchii)
• porgies (Sparidae)
• Miocene
• Central Paratethys
• Višnja vas
• Slovenia