†Pimelodus antiquus Leidy 1873 (catfish)
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Actinopteri - Siluriformes - Siluridae
Full reference: J. Leidy. 1873. Notice of remains of fishes in the Bridger Tertiary formation of Wyoming. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 25:97-99
Belongs to Pimelodus according to J. Leidy 1873
See also Leidy 1873
Sister taxon: Pimelodus gaudryi
Type specimen: Its type locality is junction of the Big Sandy and Green river, which is in a Ypresian/Lutetian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming
Ecology: nektobenthic carnivore
Distribution: found only at junction of the Big Sandy and Green river
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