†Makaira panamensis Fierstine 1978 (ray-finned fish)
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Actinopteri - Istiophoriformes - Istiophoridae
Full reference: H. L. Fierstine. 1978. A New Marlin, Makaira panamensis, from the Late Miocene of Panama. Copeia (1)1-11
Belongs to Makaira according to H. L. Fierstine 1978
See also Fierstine 2006
Sister taxa: Makaira belgicus, Makaira indica, Makaira nigricans, Makaira purdyi, Makaira teretirostris
Type specimen: USNM 181710, a partial skull. Its type locality is Makaira type locality, which is in a Miocene marine horizon in the Chagres Sandstone Formation of Panama.
Ecology: nektonic omnivore
Distribution: found only at Makaira type locality
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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