†Kuhlia orientalis Schwarzhans and Nielsen 2021 (ray-finned fish)
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Osteichthyes - Centrarchiformes - Kuhliidae
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 Kuhlia according to W. W. Schwarzhans and S. N. Nielsen 2021
Sister taxon: Kuhlia avitensis
Type specimen: SGO.PV.1697, an otolith. Its type locality is North of Rio Rapel, which is in a Miocene deep-water sandstone in the Navidad Formation of Chile.
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Miocene of Chile (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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