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Antarctilamna ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Antarctilamniformes : Antarctilamnidae : Antarctilamna | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 419 - 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 383 - 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Chondrichthyes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Chondrichthyes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | M. Ginter, J.-C. Liao, and J. I. Valenzuela-Rios. 2008. New data on chondrichthyan microremains from the Givetian of the Renanue section in the Aragonian Pyrenees (Spain). Acta Geologica Polonica 58(2):165-172 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Antarctilamna prisca ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Antarctilamna ultima ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 383 Ma Late/Upper Devonian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1982 | Antarctilamna Young |
2008 | Antarctilamna Ginter et al. p. 169 |
2010 | Antarctilamna Ginter et al. p. 32 |
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!