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Parafusulina antimonioensis ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Foraminifera : Polydiexodinidae : Parafusulina : Parafusulina antimonioensis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Foraminifera : Schwagerinidae : Parafusulina : Parafusulina antimonioensis | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Generic Name | Parafusulina | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scientific Name | Parafusulina antimonioensis Dunbar, 1959 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Dunbar, C. O. (1959). A giant Permian Fusuline from Sonora. In: Cooper, G.A., Dunbar, C.O., Duncan, H., Miller, A.K., and Knight, J.K. (eds.), Permian fauna at El Antimonio, Western Sonora, Mexico. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections, Washington. 119(2): 14-19. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 269 - 265 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 269 - 265 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary (based on Foraminifera) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | omnivore (based on Foraminifera) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Fusulinina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | C. O. Dunbar. 1953. A giant Permian fusuline from Sonora. Permian fauna at El Antimonio, western Sonora, Mexico. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections 119(2):14-19 |
Fossil Distribution
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1953 | Parafusulina antimonioensis Dunbar p. 15 figs. Pl 2, figs 1-8; pl 3, figs 1-3 |
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!