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Mayomyzon ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Cephalaspidomorphi : Petromyzontiformes : Mayomyzon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Petromyzontida : Petromyzontiformes : Mayomyzon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Mayomyzon Bardack & Zangerl, 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Science, N. Y. 162: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 315 - 307 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 315 - 307 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | fast-moving (based on Petromyzontida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Petromyzontida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | D. Bardack and R. Zangerl. 1968. First Fossil Lamprey: A Record from the Pennsylvanian of Illinois. Science 162(3859):1265-1267 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Mayomyzon pieckoensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 315 Ma Carboniferous | 315 Ma Carboniferous |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1968 | Mayomyzon Bardack and Zangerl p. 1265 |
| 2002 | Mayomyzon Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2006 | Mayomyzon Gess et al. p. 983 |
| 2019 | Mayomyzon Van Der Laan p. 15 |
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!
