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Acrolepidae ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | family (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Palaeonisciformes : Acrolepidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 25 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 359 - 347 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 209 - 201 Ma Mesozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Palaeonisciformes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Palaeonisciformes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | H. Aldinger. 1937. Permische ganoidfische aus Ostgrönland. Meddelelser om Grønland 102(3):1-392 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Acrolepis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 35 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
Acropholis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 265 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
Challaia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | |
Kazanichthys ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 272 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
Namaichthys ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 304 Ma Carboniferous | 260 Ma Permian | |
Plegmolepis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 260 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
Watsonichthys ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 290 Ma Permian | 290 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1937 | Acrolepidae Aldinger p. 32 |
1946 | Challaia striata Rusconi |
1949 | Challaia multidentata Rusconi |
1950 | Challaia cacheutensis Rusconi |
2002 | Acrolepidae Delsate et al. p. 37 |
2006 | Acrolepidae Nelson p. 91 |
2008 | Acrolepidae Chrzastek p. 230 |
2010 | Acrolepidae López-Arbarello et al. p. 254 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!