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Birkeniida
Source Data |
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Rank | order (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Birkeniida | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (33%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 423 - 419 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Chordata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | hydroxylapatite (based on Craniata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | H. Blom. 2008. A new anapsid fish from the middle Silurian Cowie Harbour fish bed of Stonehaven, Scotland. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 28(3):594-600 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Cowielepis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1937 | Birkeniida Berg |
2011 | Birkeniida Long p. 241 |
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!