†Oreochromimos kabchorensis 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)
Belongs to Oreochromimos according to S. B. R. Penk et al. 2019
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: OCO-2c-1a, b, a partial skeleton (complete skeleton preserved in part and counterpart). Its type locality is Kabchore-2a and -2c, which is in a Miocene terrestrial marl in Kenya.
Ecology: planktonic suspension feeder
Distribution: found only at Kabchore-2a and -2c
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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