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Aldridgeodus ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Aldridgeodus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 431 - 427 Ma Silurian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 426 - 423 Ma Silurian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Conodonta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | well-developed (based on Conodonta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Conodonta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | hydroxylapatite (based on Conodonta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | M. Calner, M. E. Eriksson, and E. N. K. Clarkson, L. Jeppsson. 2008. An atypical intra-platform environment and biota from the Silurian of Gotland, Sweden. Gff 130(2):79-86 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Aldridgeodus minimus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 13 | 431 Ma Silurian | 426 Ma Silurian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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2008 | Aldridgeodus Calner et al. |
References
Calner M., Eriksson M. E., et al (2008) An atypical intra-platform environment and biota from the Silurian of Gotland, Sweden, Gff 130 2, 79-86 |
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!