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Ares mexicoensis ✝
Source Data |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Ares : Ares mexicoensis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Ares : Ares mexicoensis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Generic Name | Ares | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scientific Name | Ares mexicoensis Whalen & Carter, 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 191 - 183 Ma Early Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 190 - 183 Ma Early Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | passively mobile (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | omnivore (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | silica (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. A. Whalen and E.S. Carter. 2002. Pliensbachian (Lower Jurassic) Radiolaria from Baja California Sur, Mexico. Micropaleontology 48(2):97-151 |
Fossil Distribution
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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2002 | Ares mexicoensis Whalen and Carter p. 124 figs. Pl. 15, figs. 5. 12.; Pl. 18, figs. 6. 9. |
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!