†Physiculus pichi Schwarzhans and Nielsen 2021 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Gadiformes - Moridae
Full reference: W. W. Schwarzhans and S. N. Nielsen. 2021. Fish otoliths from the early Miocene of Chile: a window into the evolution of marine bony fishes in the Southeast Pacific. Swiss Journal of Palaeontology 140(1):1-62
Belongs to Physiculus according to W. W. Schwarzhans and S. N. Nielsen 2021
Sister taxa: Physiculus beui, Physiculus huloti, Physiculus rastrelliger, Physiculus terakohensis
Type specimen: SGO.PV.1649, an otolith. Its type locality is Matanzas north (MAT), which is in a Miocene coastal sandstone in the Navidad Formation of Chile.
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Matanzas north (MAT)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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