Phractocephalus Spix and Agassiz 1829 (cajaro)
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Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Pimelodidae
Parent taxon: Pimelodidae according to Lundberg and Littmann 2003
Sister taxa: Brachyplatystoma, Pimelodella
Subtaxa: Phractocephalus acreornatus Phractocephalus hemiliopterus Phractocephalus nassi
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Brazil (7 collections), Colombia (3), Peru (1), Venezuela (6)
• Oligocene of Peru (2)
Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence
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