†Oreochromimos Penk et al. 2019 (cichlid)
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Osteichthyes - Cichliformes - Cichlidae
Full reference: S. B. R. Penk, M. Altner, A. F. Cerwenka, U. K. Schliewen, and B. Reichenbacher. 2019. New fossil cichlid from the middle Miocene of East Africa revealed as oldest known member of the Oreochromini. Scientific Reports 9(10198)
Parent taxon: Oreochromini according to S. B. R. Penk et al. 2019
Sister taxa: none
Subtaxa: Oreochromimos kabchorensis
Type: Oreochromimos kabchorensis
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Kabchore-2a and -2c (Miocene of Kenya)
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