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Podocapsa abreojosensis ✝

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	227762	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=227762

Rank

species (PBDB)

Taxonomy (PBDB)

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Podocapsa abreojosensis	species	belongs to Podocapsa	stated with evidence	Whalen and Carter, 2002

Status (PBDB)

extinct

Taxon Size (PBDB)

First Recorded Appearance

197 - 190 Ma
Early Jurassic

Last Recorded Appearance

183 - 182 Ma
Early Jurassic

Environment

marine (based on Radiolaria)

Motility

passively mobile (based on Radiolaria)

Diet

omnivore (based on Radiolaria)

Taphonomy

silica (based on Radiolaria)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

P. A. Whalen and E.S. Carter. 2002. Pliensbachian (Lower Jurassic) Radiolaria from Baja California Sur, Mexico. Micropaleontology 48(2):97-151

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
2002	Podocapsa abreojosensis Whalen and Carter p. 124 figs. Pl, 14. figs. 6. 7. 13. 14; Pl. 18, figs. 10. 11.

Whalen P. A., Carter E.S. (2002) Pliensbachian (Lower Jurassic) Radiolaria from Baja California Sur, Mexico, Micropaleontology 48 2, 97-151

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!