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Gunnarites ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Kossmaticeratidae : Gunnarites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Kossmaticeratidae : Gunnarites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Gunnarites Kilian & Reboul, 1909 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Ergeb. Schwed. Südp.-Exp., 3 (6), 7, 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 85.8 - 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 70.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | fast-moving (based on Ammonoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | well-developed (based on Cephalopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Ammonoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Ammonoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Gunnarites antarcticus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 18 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Gunnarites bhavaniformis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 15 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Gunnarites denticulatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Gunnarites flexuosus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Gunnarites gunnari ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Gunnarites inflatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Gunnarites kalika ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 36 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Gunnarites nordenskjoldi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Gunnarites pachys ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Gunnarites paucinodatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Gunnarites raggatti ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Gunnarites rotundus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Gunnarites spathi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Gunnarites spinosissimus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Gunnarites varicostatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Gunnarites zelandicus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Madrasites fortior Marshall, 1926 | GBIF | species | Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Kossmaticeratidae : Gunnarites : Madrasites fortior |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1909 | Gunnarites Kilian and Reboul |
1909 | Kossmaticeras (Gunnarites) Kilian and Reboul p. 33 |
1926 | Madrasites fortior Marshall p. 166 figs. Pl 21, fig 12; pl 41, fig 3 |
1970 | Gunnarites Henderson p. 53 |
1972 | Gunnarites Lahsen and Charrier p. 529 |
1985 | Gunnarites Kennedy and Klinger p. 222 |
1986 | Gunnarites Macellari p. 42 |
2002 | Gunnarites 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!