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Brazilichthyidae ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | family (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Palaeonisciformes : Brazilichthyidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 279 - 272 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 279 - 272 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Palaeonisciformes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Palaeonisciformes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | C. B. Cox and P. Hutchinson. 1991. Fishes and Amphibians from the Late Permian Pedra de Fogo Formation of Northern Brazil. Palaeontology 34(3):561-573 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Brazilichthys ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1991 | Brazilichthyidae Cox and Hutchinson |
References
Cox C. B., Hutchinson P. (1991) Fishes and Amphibians from the Late Permian Pedra de Fogo Formation of Northern Brazil, Palaeontology 34 3, 561-573 |
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!