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Schizorhiza ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Rhinopristiformes : Pristidae : Schizorhiza | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 83.6 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 70.6 - 56.0 Ma Phanerozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Chondrichthyes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Chondrichthyes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | E. Stromer and W. Weiler. 1930. Ergebnisse der Forschungsreisen Prof. E. Stromers in den Wüsten Ägyptens. VI. Beschreibung von Wirbeltier-Resten aus dem nubischen Sandsteine Oberägyptens und aus ägyptischen Phosphaten nebst Bemerkungen über die Geologie der Umgegend von Mahamîd in Oberägypten [Results of the expeditions of Professor E. Stromer in the Egyptian deserts. IV. Description of vertebrate animal remains from the Nubian Sandstones of Lower Egypt and from the Egyptian Phosphates together with remarks about the geology of the Mahamîd region in Lower Egypt]. Abhandlungen der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Abteilung, Neue Folge 7:1-42 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Schizorhiza stromeri ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 14 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Schizorhiza weileri ✝ species | listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1930 | Schizorhiza Weiler p. 20 |
| 1940 | Schizorhiza Arambourg |
| 1963 | Schizorhiza Tabaste p. 471 |
| 1987 | Schizorhiza Cappetta p. 154 |
| 2002 | Schizorhiza Kirkland and Aguillón-Martínez p. 21 |
| 2002 | Schizorhiza Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2004 | Schizorhiza Suarez and Cappetta |
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!
