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Pristodus ✝
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Petalodontiformes : Pristodontidae : Pristodus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 323 - 299 Ma Carboniferous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 323 - 299 Ma Carboniferous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Petalodontiformes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Petalodontiformes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Pristodus benniei ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 323 Ma Carboniferous | 323 Ma Carboniferous | |
Pristodus concinnus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 323 Ma Carboniferous | 323 Ma Carboniferous | |
Pristodus falcatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 323 Ma Carboniferous | 323 Ma Carboniferous |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1883 | Pristodus Davis |
1889 | Pristodus Woodward p. 62 |
1963 | Pristodus Jordan p. 594 |
1981 | Pristodus Zangerl p. 99 |
1989 | Pristodus Lund p. 357 |
2002 | Pristodus Sepkoski, Jr. |
2010 | Pristodus Ginter et al. p. 136 |
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!