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Name - Mochokus gigas Pinton, Otero, Likius, Mackaye, Vignaud & Brunet 2011

Name Details

Life Sciences Identifier (LSID)

urn:lsid:organismnames.com:name:4504685 [metadata]

Reported Taxonomic Ranks

Species

Reported Taxonomic Hierarchies

Animalia (Kingdom)
Chordata (Phylum)
Vertebrata (Subphylum)
Pisces (Group)
Osteichthyes (Group)
Siluriformes (Order)
Mochokidae (Family)

References

Original Description Reference

  • Giants in a minute catfish genus: first description of fossil Mochokus (Siluriformes, Mochokidae) in the Late Miocene of Chad, including M. Gigas, sp. nov. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology, 31(1), January 2011: 22-31. [Zoological Record Volume 147]

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Recent Publications

  • Giants in a minute catfish genus: first description of fossil Mochokus (Siluriformes, Mochokidae) in the Late Miocene of Chad, including M. Gigas, sp. nov.

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