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Mesolophodus ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Holocephali : Mesolophodus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 359 - 323 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 359 - 323 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Holocephali) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Holocephali) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Mesolophodus problematicus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1889 | Mesolophodus Woodward p. 61 |
1963 | Mesolophodus Jordan p. 593 |
1981 | Mesolophodus Zangerl p. 100 |
2002 | Mesolophodus Sepkoski, Jr. |
2010 | Mesolophodus Ginter et al. p. 153 |
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!