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 Cat-eLog Data Sheet | |
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| Scientific Name | Taubateia paraiba Malabarba & Lundberg, 2007 |
| Common Name | |
| Etymology | Taubateia, named for Taubate, the basin where the fossil comes. The specific epithet paraiba, a noun in apposition in reference to the modern Rio Paraíba do Sul, the river crossing the geological basin where the fossil was collected. |
| Species Information | |
| Identification | Genus identified from the ventral view of the head skeleton and anterior vertebrae, the only parts of the fossil found. Species identified from the ventral view of the head skeleton and anterior vertebrae, the only parts of the fossil found. |
| Habitat Information | |
| Distribution | Late Oligocene to Early Miocene shales from the Tremaine Formation, Taubate Basin, near Tremembe county, Sao Paulo State, Brazil. Login to view the map. |
| IUCN Red List Category | Data Deficient |
| Husbandry Information | |
| Breeding Reports | There is no breeding report. |
| Further Information | |
| Reference | Malabarba, MC, & Lundberg, JG. (2007). Neotropical Ichthyology, 5: 263-270. |
| Registered Keepers | There is no registered keeper. |
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| Spotters | Spotted this species somewhere? Click the binoculars! There is no record of this fish being seen. |
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| LFS label creator ARN ref:1.4.1549.8558 | |
| Last Update | 2022 Jan 24 10:47 (species record created: 2022 Jan 22 09:30) |