†Megapiranha Cione et al. 2009 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Characiformes - Serrasalmidae
Full reference: L. A. Cione, W. M. Dahdul, J. G. Lundberg and A. Machado-Allison. 2009. Megapiranha paranensis, a new genus and species of Serrasalmidae (Characiformes, Teleostei) from the upper Miocene of Argentina. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 29(2):350-358
Parent taxon: Serrasalmidae according to L. A. Cione et al. 2009
Sister taxa: Mylossoma, Piaractus
Subtaxa: Megapiranha paranensis
Type: Megapiranha paranensis
Ecology:
Distribution:
• Huayquerian of Argentina (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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