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Oreochromimos kabchorensis

Osteichthyes - Cichliformes - Cichlidae

Taxonomy
Oreochromimos kabchorensis was named by Penk et al. (2019). Its type specimen is OCO-2c-1a, b, a partial skeleton (complete skeleton preserved in part and counterpart), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Kabchore-2a and -2c, which is in a Miocene terrestrial marl in Kenya. It is the type species of Oreochromimos.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2019Oreochromimos kabchorensis Penk et al. p. 3 figs. Figs. 3-5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassActinopterygii()
infraclassActinopteri()
Teleosteomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Acanthopterygii
Percomorphaceae
OvalentariaSmith and Near 2012
superorderCichlomorphae
orderCichliformes
familyCichlidaeHeckel 1840
subfamilyPseudocrenilabrinaeFowler 1934
tribeOreochrominiDunz and Schliewen 2013
genusOreochromimos
specieskabchorensis

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.

Oreochromimos kabchorensis Penk et al. 2019
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: freshwaterf
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Created: 2017-04-17 10:35:37
Modified: 2017-04-17 10:35:37
Source: f = family, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Bush and Bambach 2015, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004

Age range: Middle Miocene or 15.98000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63Kenya Oreochromimos kabchorensis (type locality: 237492)