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Gyracanthus ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Ichthyotomi : Gyracanthidae : Gyracanthus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 419 - 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 323 - 299 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Chondrichthyes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Chondrichthyes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | L. Agassiz. 1837. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome III (livr. 8-9). Imprimérie de Petitpierre, Neuchatel |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Gyracanthus alleni ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Gyracanthus alnwicensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Gyracanthus compressus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Gyracanthus cordatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Gyracanthus duplicatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Gyracanthus formosus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Gyracanthus incurvatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Gyracanthus inornatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Gyracanthus magnificus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Gyracanthus obliquus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 323 Ma Carboniferous | 323 Ma Carboniferous | |
Gyracanthus sherwoodi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Gyracanthus tuberculatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1837 | Gyracanthus Agassiz p. 17 |
1902 | Gyracanthus Hay p. 335 |
1963 | Gyracanthus Jordan p. 592 |
2002 | Gyracanthus Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!