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Colossoma
Taxonomy
Colossoma was named by Cuvier (1818). It is extant.
It was assigned to Characidae by Lundberg et al. (1986).
It was assigned to Characidae by Lundberg et al. (1986).
Species
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1818 | Colossoma Cuvier |
| 1986 | Colossoma Lundberg et al. p. 26 |
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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.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Middle Eocene to the top of the Tortonian or 48.07000 to 7.24600 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 37.71 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 37.71 Ma
Collections (9 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Eocene | Peru (Loreto) | C. sp. (176140) | |
| Middle Miocene | Peru (Loreto) | C. macropomum (224009 224012 224013) | |
| Laventan | Colombia (Huila) | C. macropomum (186447 186669 186683) | |
| Tortonian | Brazil (Acre) | C. sp. (55602) | |
| Huayquerian | Argentina (Entre Rios) | C. macropomus (55600) |