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Serrasalmidae
Taxonomy
Serrasalmidae was named by Günther (1864). It is extant.
It was assigned to Characiformes by Fink and Fink (1981); to Characoidei by Betancur et al. (2013); and to Erythrinoidea by Nelson et al. (2016).
It was assigned to Characiformes by Fink and Fink (1981); to Characoidei by Betancur et al. (2013); and to Erythrinoidea by Nelson et al. (2016).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1864 | Serrasalmidae Günther |
| 1981 | Serrasalmidae Fink and Fink |
| 2013 | Serrasalmidae Betancur et al. |
| 2016 | Serrasalmidae Nelson et al. p. 198 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Fm. Serrasalmidae Günther 1864
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G. Mylossoma Eigenmann and Kennedy 1903
G. Piaractus Eigenmann 1903
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| References: Kiessling 2004, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Bambach et al. 2007, Bush and Bambach 2015 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Thanetian to the top of the Late/Upper Pliocene or 59.24000 to 2.58000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 56.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 56.0 Ma
Collections (13 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thanetian | Bolivia | Serrasalmidae indet. (176065) | |
| Burdigalian | Colombia (La Guajira) | S. sp. (166506) | |
| Langhian | Colombia (Guajira) | Mylossoma sp., Piaractus brachypomus (190376) | |
| Middle Miocene | Peru (Loreto) | Serrasalmidae indet. (224009 224010 224012) Serrasalmidae indet., Mylossoma sp. (224007) | |
| Tortonian | Venezuela | Serrasalmidae indet. (200110 200111) | |
| Huayquerian | Argentina (Entre Rios) | Megapiranha paranensis (140471 140472) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Venezuela (Falcon) | Serrasalmidae indet., Mylossoma sp. (122033) | |
| Piacenzian | Colombia (La Guajira) | S. sp. (166508) |