†Pacuarescarus kussmauli Laurito et al. 2014 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Labriformes - Scaridae
Full reference: C. A. Laurito, C. Calvo, A. L. Valerio, A. Calvo, and R. Chacón. 2014. Ictiofauna del Mioceno inferior de localidad de Pacuare des Tres Equis, Formación Río Banao, Provincia de Cartago, Costa Rica, y descripción de un nuevo género y una Nueva Especie de Scaridae. Revista Geológica de América Central 50:153-192
Belongs to Pacuarescarus according to C. A. Laurito et al. 2014
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: CFM-5121, a tooth. Its type locality is Pacuare de Tres Equis, which is in a Miocene marine horizon in the Río Banano Formation of Costa Rica.
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution: found only at Pacuare de Tres Equis
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