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Ichthyodectidae ✝
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Rank | family (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Ichthyodectiformes : Ichthyodectidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 22 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 151 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 70.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Ichthyodectiformes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Ichthyodectiformes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | S. L. Cumbaa, C. Schröder-Adams, and R. G. Day, A. J. Phillips. 2006. Cenomanian bonebed faunas from the northeastern margin, Western Interior Seaway. In S. G. Lucas and R. M. Sullivan (eds.), Late Cretaceous Vertebrates from the Western Interior. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin 35:139-155 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Ghrisichthys ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Ichthyodectes ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 9 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Xiphactinus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 36 | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1892 | Ichthyodectidae Crook |
1902 | Ichthyodectinae Hay p. 383 |
1963 | Ichthyodectidae Jordan p. 619 |
1970 | Ichthyodectidae Applegate p. 418 |
1981 | Ichthyodectidae Thurmond and Jones p. 96 |
1997 | Ichthyodectidae Schwimmer et al. p. 611 |
2003 | Ichthyodectidae Forey et al. p. 228 |
2006 | Ichthyodectidae Cumbaa et al. p. 150 |
2006 | Ichthyodectidae Shimada et al. p. 23 |
2013 | Ichthyodectidae Cavin et al. p. 170 |
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!