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Saarolepis ✝
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Agnatha : Saarolepis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 426 - 423 Ma Silurian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 423 - 419 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Chordata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | K. L. Soehn, T. Märss, and M. W. Caldwell, M. V. H. Wilson. 2001. New and biostratigraphically useful thelodonts from the Silurian of the Mackenzie Mountains, Northwest Territories, Canada. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 21(4):651-659 |
Fossil Distribution
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1941 | Anaspis Robertson |
1945 | Saarolepis Robertson p. 77 |
2001 | Saarolepis Soehn et al. |
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!