Source Data | |
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Rank | subfamily (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Characiformes : Characidae : Tetragonopterinae |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Tetragonopterinae | subfamily | belongs to Characidae | stated with evidence | Lundberg, 1997 |
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Status (PBDB) | extant |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) |
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First Recorded Appearance | 72.1 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
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Environment | freshwater (based on Characiformes) |
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Motility | actively mobile (based on Actinopterygii) |
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Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. Lundberg. 1997. Freshwater Fishes and their paleobiotic implicatios. In R. Kay, R. Madden, R. Cifelli, J. Flynn (eds.), Vertebrate Paleontology in the Neotropics. The Miocene Fauna from La Venta, Colombia |
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