Genus: Ventastega AHLBERG, LUKSEVICS & LEBEDEV, 1994
Etymology: The generic name refers to the Venta River, Saldus District, Latvia, on which the Ketleri site is located.

Species: curonica AHLBERG, LUKSEVICS & LEBEDEV, 1994
Etymology: The specific name is derived from Curonia, the Latin from of Kurzeme, the historical name for the western part of Latvia.

Holotype: LDM 81/521

Locality: Pavari, left bank of the Ciecere River, Saldus District, Latvia.

Horizon: Ketleri Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Famennian Stage, Upper Late Devonian Epoch, Late Devonian.

Material: A right lower jaw ramus.

Referred material:

LDM 81/185: Right premaxilla.

LDM 81/188, 81/553: Right and left maxillae.

LDM 81/359, 81/517: Right lower jaws.

LDM 81/522: Left ilium.

LDM 81/531: Right clavicle

LDM 81/551: Maxillary fragment.

LDM 81/552: Isolated right dentary.

LDM 81/528, 81/532: Incomplete right palatines.

 

AHLBERG, CLACK, LUKSEVICS, BLOM & ZUPINS, 2008

LDGM G 81/601: Interclavicle.

LDM G 81/775: Associated skull roof.

LDM G 81/776: Cheek.

LDM G 81/777: Complete lower jaw.

LDM G 81/778: Right anocleithrum.

LDM G 81/779: Left cleithrum and partial scapulocoracoid.

LDM G 81/780: Right ilium.

LDM G 81/781: Rib?

LDM G 81/782: Caudal fin lepidotrichium.

 


Locality: Ketleri, Saldus District, Latvia.

Horizon: Ketleri Formation.

Biostratigraphy:

Age: Late Famennian Stage, Upper Late Devonian Epoch, Late Devonian.

Material:

PIN 54/180: Anterior part of right maxilla.

PIN 54/180c: Right premaxilla.

LDM 57A/1978: Incomplete interclavicle

LDM 57A/1984: Iliac fragment.

LDM 57/2600: Incomplete posterior part of left lower jaw.

PIN 1491/81: Clavicle fragment.

PIN 1491/82: Incomplete left suspensorium.

PIN 1491/85: Fragment of angular.

PIN 1491/86: Incomplete palatine.