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Saurichthyiformes ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | order (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Saurichthyiformes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 60 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 265 - 252 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 168 - 165 Ma Middle Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Actinopterygii) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Saurichthyidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 292 | 265 Ma Permian | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
Yelangichthyidae ✝ family | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1999 | Saurichthyiformes Cartanyá p. 541 |
2002 | Saurichthyiformes Sepkoski, Jr. |
2008 | Saurichthyiformes Chrzastek p. 230 |
2008 | Saurichthyiformes Mutter et al. p. 105 |
2011 | Saurichthyiformes Long p. 242 |
2013 | Saurichthyiformes Wu et al. p. 2 |
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!