A NEW VISION OF THE ORIGIN AND THE OOCYTE DEVELOPMENT IN THE OSTARIOPHYSI APPLIED TO GYMNOTUS SYLVIUS (TELEOSTEI: GYMNOTIFORMES)

A new vision of the origin and the oocyte development in the Ostariophysi applied to Gymnotus sylvius (Teleostei: Gymnotiformes)

Based on new knowledge coming from marine perciform species, the origin of oocytes and their development in the Ostariophysi, Gymnotus sylvius is described.In both Gymnotus sylvius and marine perciform fish, oogonia are found in the germinal epithelium that forms the surface of the ovarian lamellae.At the commencement of folliculogenesis, prolifera

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Cranial Anatomy and Palaeoneurology of the Archosaur Riojasuchus tenuisceps from the Los Colorados Formation, La Rioja, Argentina.

Riojasuchus Bar Fridges tenuisceps Bonaparte 1967 is currently known from four specimens, including two complete skulls, collected in the late 1960s from the upper levels of the Los Colorados Formation (Late Triassic), La Rioja, Argentina.Computed tomography (CT) scans of the skulls of the holotype and a referred specimen of Riojasuchus tenuisceps

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