Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Pimelodidae
Full reference: O. A. Aguilera, J. Bocquentin, J. G. Lundberg and A. Maciente. 2008. A new cajaro catfish (Siluriformes : Pimelodidae : Phractocephalus) from the Late Miocene of southwestern Amazonia and its relationship to Phractocephalus nassi of the Urumaco Formation. Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 82(2):231-245
Belongs to Phractocephalus according to O. A. Aguilera et al. 2008
Sister taxa: Phractocephalus hemiliopterus, Phractocephalus nassi
Type specimen: UFAC 4561, a skeleton. Its type locality is Cachoeira do Bandeira, which is in a Miocene fluvial-lacustrine claystone/conglomerate in the Solimoes Formation of Brazil.
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution:
• Miocene of Brazil (7 collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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