New Cichlid Fossils from the Middle-Late Miocene Alkaline Lakes of Africa
New Cichlid Fossils from the Middle-Late Miocene Alkaline Lakes of Africa
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Society of Vertebrate Paleontology
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English
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Society of Vertebrate Paleontology
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The African Cichlidae Oreochromis (Alcolapia) and Oreochromis amphimelas can survive in extremely alkaline environments and represent the only known modern alkaliphilic cichlid fish found in Africa. The presence of fossil cichlids from the Miocene of central Kenya (Tugen Hills) that are morphologically similar to Oreochromis (Alcolapia) has been no...
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New Cichlid Fossils from the Middle-Late Miocene Alkaline Lakes of Africa
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TN_cdi_bioone_primary_10_1080_02724634_2020_1805621
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_bioone_primary_10_1080_02724634_2020_1805621
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0272-4634
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1937-2809
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10.1080/02724634.2020.1805621
