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Parapalaeobates ✝
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Rajiformes : Parapalaeobates | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 93.5 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 70.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Rajiformes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Rajiformes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | E. Stromer and W. Weiler. 1930. Ergebnisse der Forschungsreisen Prof. E. Stromers in den Wüsten Ägyptens. VI. Beschreibung von Wirbeltier-Resten aus dem nubischen Sandsteine Oberägyptens und aus ägyptischen Phosphaten nebst Bemerkungen über die Geologie der Umgegend von Mahamîd in Oberägypten [Results of the expeditions of Professor E. Stromer in the Egyptian deserts. IV. Description of vertebrate animal remains from the Nubian Sandstones of Lower Egypt and from the Egyptian Phosphates together with remarks about the geology of the Mahamîd region in Lower Egypt]. Abhandlungen der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Abteilung, Neue Folge 7:1-42 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Parapalaeobates atlanticus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Parapalaeobates pygmaeus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1930 | Parapalaeobates Weiler p. 16 |
1975 | Parapalaeobates Herman p. 283 |
1987 | Parapalaeobates Cappetta p. 141 |
2002 | Parapalaeobates Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!