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Bransonella ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Bransonelliformes : Bransonella | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 359 - 347 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 272 - 269 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Chondrichthyes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Chondrichthyes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | B. H. Harlton. 1933. Micropaleontology of the Pennsylvanian Johns Valley shale of the Ouachita Mountains, Oklahoma, and its relationship to the Mississippian Caney shale. Journal of Paleontology 7(1):3-29 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Bransonella lingulata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 323 Ma Carboniferous | 323 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Bransonella nebraskensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 347 Ma Carboniferous | 323 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Bransonella tribula ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 279 Ma Permian | 272 Ma Permian | |
| Bransonella tridentata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 323 Ma Carboniferous | 323 Ma Carboniferous |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1933 | Bransonella Harlton p. 14 |
| 1981 | Bransonella Zangerl p. 65 |
| 1999 | Bransonella Ivanov p. 277 |
| 2007 | Bransonella Hampe and Ivanov p. 193 |
| 2009 | Bransonella Johnson and Thayer p. 663 |
| 2010 | Bransonella Ginter et al. p. 42 |
| 2013 | Bransonella Elliott and Hodnett p. 1137 |
| 2018 | Bransonella Cuny and Stemmerik p. 50 |
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!
