Source Data | |
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Rank | subfamily (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Osteoglossiformes : Osteoglossidae : Heterotidinae |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Heterotidinae | subfamily | belongs to Osteoglossidae | stated with evidence | Lim, 1996 | Heterotidinae | subfamily | belongs to Osteoglossidae | stated without evidence | Newbrey and Bozek, 2000 |
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Status (PBDB) | extant |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (100%) |
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First Recorded Appearance | 72.1 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
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Environment | freshwater (based on Osteoglossiformes) |
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Motility | actively mobile (based on Osteoglossiformes) |
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Diet | carnivore (based on Osteoglossiformes) |
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Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | M. G. Newbrey and M. A. Bozek. 2000. A new species of Joffrichthys (Teleostei: Osteoglossidae) from the Sentinel Butte Formation, (Paleocene) of North Dakota, USA. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 20(1):12-20 |
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