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Petalodontidae
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| Rank | family (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Petalodontiformes : Petalodontidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 107 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 14 (13%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 359 - 345 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Petalodontiformes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Petalodontiformes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. T. Thurmond and D. E. Jones. 1981. Fossil Vertebrates of Alabama | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Antliodus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 345 Ma Carboniferous | 345 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Chomatodus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 299 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Glossodus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Glyphanodus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Harpacodus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Itapyrodus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 290 Ma Permian | 290 Ma Permian | |
| Lisgodus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Neopetalodus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 272 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Petalodus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 55 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Polyrhizodus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 326 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Strigilina ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Tanaodus genus | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1866 | Petalodontidae Newberry and Worthen |
| 1902 | Petalodontidae Hay p. 275 |
| 1981 | Petalodontidae Thurmond and Jones p. 78 |
| 1989 | Petalodontidae Lund p. 351 |
| 2004 | Petalodontidae Goto and Okura p. 219 |
| 2006 | Petalodontidae Nelson p. 43 |
| 2010 | Petalodontidae Ginter et al. p. 140 |
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!
