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Bagotum ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Bagotidae : Bagotum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Bagotidae : Bagotum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Bagotum Pessagno & Whalen, 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Micropaleontology 28 (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 201 - 191 Ma Early Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 145 - 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | passively mobile (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | omnivore (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | silica (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | E. A. Pessagno, Jr. and P.A. Whalen. 1982. Lower and Middle Jurassic Radiolaria (multicyrtid Nassellariina) from California, east-central Oregon and the Queen Charlotte Islands, B.C. Micropaleontology 28(2):111-169 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Bagotum erraticum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 14 | 197 Ma Early Jurassic | 190 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Bagotum funiculum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 191 Ma Early Jurassic | 191 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Bagotum helmetense ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 16 | 199 Ma Early Jurassic | 191 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Bagotum kimbroughi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 191 Ma Early Jurassic | 191 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Bagotum maudense ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 29 | 197 Ma Early Jurassic | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Bagotum modestum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 25 | 199 Ma Early Jurassic | 183 Ma Early Jurassic |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1982 | Bagotum Pessagno, Jr. and Whalen p. 117 |
| 1995 | Bagotum Kiessling |
| 2002 | Bagotum 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!
