The Amazonian Neogene Fish Fauna

Amazonia, Landscape and Species Evolution: A Look into the Past

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 281-301

  Lundberg, John G ^a   Pérez, Mark H Sabaj ^a   Dahdul, Wasila M ^b   Aguilera, Orangel A ^c  

^a Academy of Natural Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^c Universidad Nacional Experimental Francisco de Miranda   (Venezuela)

Author keywords

Amazonian fish diversification timeline; Amazonian Neogene fish fauna; Amazonian Neogene fishes close correspondence to modern fishes in taxonomic affinity; Doradidae (thorny catfishes); Middle Miocene, freshwater fish fauna of South America modern, taxonomic and ecological range; Modern Phractocephalus hemioliopterus in Orinoco and Amazon systems; Neogene fish fauna from Amazonia and related basins; Neogene formations, fossil faunas and palaeohabitats; Neotropical ichthyofauna of South and Central America; Piranhas (Serrasalmus, Pygocentrus, Pristobrycon) piscivorous fishes

Indexed keywords

EID: 84987692205     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781444306408.ch17     Document Type: Chapter

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