Early teleost otolith morphogenesis observed in the Jurassic of Franconia, Bavaria, southern Germany

Otoliths of Leptolepis normandica and L. curvisulcatus. figs 1–15: Leptolepis normandica Nybelin, 1962; 1–11: From late Pliensbachian of Buttenheim, 1–8, 11: EPH horizon (SNSB-BSPG 2022 IV 3); 9: “Quellhorizon” (SNSB-BSPG 2022 IV 2); 10: Apyrenum subzone (SNSB-BSPG 2022 IV 1); 12: paratype of Ot. cristatus Schröder, 1956 from Kremmeldorf (SNSB-BSPG 2022 III 5); 13: paratype of Ot. opalini Schröder, 1956 from Kremmeldorf (SNSB-BSPG 2022 III 20); 14: paratype of Ot. vastus Schröder, 1956 from Kremmelsdorf (SNSB-BSPG 2022 III 34); 15: holotype of Ot. vastus from Peulendorf (SNSB-BSPG 2022 III 30). figs 15–19 Leptolepis curvisulcatus (Schröder, 1956); 15: paratype of Ot. opalini Schröder, 1956 from Kremmeldorf (SNSB-BSPG 2022 III 17); 16: holotype of Ot. curvisulcatus Schröder, 1956 from Kremmeldorf (SNSB-BSPG 2022 III 42); 17: holotype of Ot. schattenbergi Schröder, 1956 from Kremmelsdorf (SNSB-BSPG 2022 III 2); 18: paratype of Ot. schattenbergi Schröder, 1956 from Kremmelsdorf (SNSB-BSPG 2022 III 47); 19: holotype of Ot. opalini Schröder, 1956 from Kremmeldorf (SNSB-BSPG 2022 III 16).