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Pteraspidiformes ✝
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| Rank | order (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Pteraspidomorpha : Pteraspidiformes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 393 - 388 Ma Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Chordata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | hydroxylapatite (based on Craniata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. R. M. Blieck, V. N. Karatajute-Talimaa, and E. Mark-Kurik. 2002. Upper Silurian and Devonian heterostracan pteraspidomorphs (Vertebrata) from Severnaya Zemlya (Russia): a preliminary report with biogeographical and biostratigraphical implications. Geodiversitas 24(4):805-820 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Protopteraspididae ✝ family | listed (PBDB) | 9 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Pteraspididae ✝ family | listed (PBDB) | 46 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1940 | Pteraspidiformes Berg |
| 1996 | Pteraspidiformes Elliott and Ilyes p. 153 |
| 2002 | Pteraspidiformes Blieck et al. p. 811 |
| 2005 | Pteraspidiformes Dumbrava and Blieck p. 165 |
| 2011 | Pteraspidiformes 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!
