†Proterocara Malabarba et al. 2006 (cichlid)
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Actinopteri - Cichliformes - Cichlidae
Full reference: M. C. Malabarba, O. Zuleta, and C. D. Papa. 2006. Proterocara argentina, a New Fossil Cichlid from the Lumbrera Formation, Eocene of Argentina. Journal of Paleontology 26(2):267-275
Parent taxon: Cichlidae according to M. C. Malabarba et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Aequidens, Gymnogeophagus, Palaeochromis, Priscacara, Pseudocrenilabrinae, Tilapiini, Tylochromis
Subtaxa: Proterocara argentina
Type: Proterocara argentina
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution: found only at Alemania locality (Eocene to Eocene of Argentina)
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