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Cimolia is new Latin (from Greek
kimolia), a white clay from the Aegean island of Cimolus of the archipelago of
the Cyclades. In the Antiquity it was well known for the high quality
of the dried fishes it produced. As Cimolichthys is a fossil fish
from the English Chalk may be there is a double meaning??
I hope this helps you.
Alvaro
Alvaro Mones, Director
Instituto Félix de Azara
Casilla
de Correo 168
11000 Montevideo - URUGUAY
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Sent: viernes, 30 de julio de 2004
23:44
Subject: paleonet Cimolichthys - meaning
of 'cimol'?
All,
Leidy (1857) described a
fish (Cimolichthys levesiensis)
from the English Chalk. I haven’t been able to track down the meaning of
“cimol”
Any help would be
appreciated.
Regards,
Mike
Everhart
Sternberg
Museum of Natural
History
Fort
Hays State
University
www.oceansofkansas.com
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