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Prolixosphaeridium ✝
Source Data |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Prolixosphaeridium | ||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Dinophyceae : Prolixosphaeridium | ||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Prolixosphaeridium R.J.Davey et al., 1966 | ||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | ||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 145 - 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | ||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 86.3 - 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | M. E. Quattrocchio, M. A. Martínez, and A. Carpinelli Pavisich, W. Volkheimer. 2006. Early Cretaceous palynostratigraphy, palynofacies and palaeoenvironments of well sections in northeastern Tierra del Fuego, Argentina. Cretaceous Research 27:584-602 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Prolixosphaeridium capitatum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Prolixosphaeridium conulum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Prolixosphaeridium inequiornatum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Prolixosphaeridium mixtispinosum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Prolixosphaeridium parvispinum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1966 | Prolixosphaeridium Davey |
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!