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Brachyplatystoma
Taxonomy
Brachyplatystoma was named by Bleeker (1862). It is extant. It was considered monophyletic by Lundberg and Akama (2005).
It was assigned to Pimelodidae by Lundberg (1997) and Lundberg and Akama (2005).
It was assigned to Pimelodidae by Lundberg (1997) and Lundberg and Akama (2005).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1862 | Brachyplatystoma Bleeker |
| 1997 | Brachyplatystoma Lundberg p. 76 fig. 5.6 |
| 2005 | Brachyplatystoma Lundberg and Akama pp. 492-516 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. Brachyplatystoma Bleeker 1862
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†Brachyplatystoma promagdalena Lundberg 2005
Brachyplatystoma vaillanti Lundberg 1997
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| Weber complex, incomplete but undistorted height | 1 | 35.0 |
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| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: Laventan or 13.80000 to 11.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.0 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 11.0 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Laventan | Colombia (Huila) | B. promagdalena (136501) B. sp. (186662) B. vaillanti (186683) |