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Rhizodus ✝
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Rhizodontidae : Rhizodus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 336 - 326 Ma Carboniferous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 323 - 299 Ma Carboniferous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Rhizodus gracilis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 336 Ma Carboniferous | 336 Ma Carboniferous | |
Rhizodus hibberti ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 336 Ma Carboniferous | 323 Ma Carboniferous | |
Rhizodus ornatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Rhizodus reticulatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1891 | Rhizodus Woodward p. 342 |
2002 | Rhizodus 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!