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Amphigeisinidae ✝
Description | Amphigeisinidae is an extinct family of conodonts in the order Paraconodontida. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphigeisinidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source Data |
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Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Amphigeisinidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Amphigeisinidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Amphigeisinidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 485 - 478 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Conodonta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | well-developed (based on Conodonta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Conodonta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | hydroxylapatite (based on Conodonta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. F. Miller. 1984. Cambrian and earliest Ordovician conodont evolution, biofacies, and provincialism. In D. L. Clark (ed.), Conodont Biofacies and Provincialism. Geological Society of America Special Paper 196:43-68 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphigeisinidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Phakelodus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 108 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1981 | Amphigeisinidae Miller |
1984 | Amphigeisinidae Miller p. 65 |
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!