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Plagiostomi
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| Rank | order (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Plagiostomi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 82 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 15 (18%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 409 - 403 Ma Early/Lower 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) | L. Agassiz. 1835. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome IV (livr. 4). Imprimerie de Petitpierre, Neuchatel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Raiae suborder | listed (PBDB) | 11 | 55.8 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Carcharidae family | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 38.0 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Hexeptranchidae ✝ family | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Squalidae family | listed (PBDB) | Dogfish Shark | 140 | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 0 Ma Extant |
 Acanthodes ✝genus | listed (PBDB) | 13 | 409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 296 Ma Permian | |
| Narcopterus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1873 | Plagiostomi Leidy p. 351 |
| 1898 | Plagiostomi Gadow p. 5 |
| 1902 | Plagiostomata Hay p. 263 |
| 1933 | Plagiostomi Gunnell |
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!
