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Baltograptus ✝
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Didymograptidae : Baltograptus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 485 - 478 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | passively mobile (based on Graptoloida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Graptolithina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Graptoloida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | sclero-protein (based on Graptolithina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. Maletz and M. Slovacek. 2013. The tubarium construction of Lower Ordovician (Dapingian) Baltograptus species (Graptolithina) from Dalarna, Sweden. Palaeontology 56(5):1107-1120 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Baltograptus deflexus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 15 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
Baltograptus geometricus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 478 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |
Baltograptus jacksoni ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Baltograptus vacillans ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 478 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |
Baltograptus varicosus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1994 | Baltograptus Maletz p. 36 |
2011 | Baltograptus Rushton p. 322 |
2013 | Baltograptus Maletz and Slovacek p. 1113 |
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!