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Tsinaniidae ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Trilobita : Corynexochida : Tsinaniidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Tsinaniidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 513 - 505 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 485 - 478 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Corynexochida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Corynexochida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ontogeny | molting,addition of parts (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite, chitin (based on Trilobita) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. R. Paterson and J. R. Laurie. 2004. Late Cambrian trilobites from the Dolodrook River limestones, eastern Victoria, Australia. Memoirs of the Association of Australasian Palaeontologists 30:83-111 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Avascutellum ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Leiaspis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian | |
| Ottenbyaspis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |
| Paralejurus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 31 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Shergoldia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 499 Ma Cambrian | 499 Ma Cambrian | |
| Taipaikia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 497 Ma Cambrian | 497 Ma Cambrian | |
| Thysanopeltis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 15 | 403 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Tsinania ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
| Zhujia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 505 Ma Cambrian | 505 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1933 | Tsinaniidae Kobayashi |
| 1997 | Tsinaniidae Whittington et al. p. 299 |
| 2004 | Tsinaniidae Paterson and Laurie p. 107 |
| 2011 | Tsinaniidae Adrain p. 105 |
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!
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