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Peltoperleidus ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Perleidiformes : Perleididae : Peltoperleidus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 247 - 242 Ma Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 242 - 235 Ma Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Actinopterygii) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | grazer, detritivore (based on Perleididae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | T. Bürgin, U. Eichenberger, and H. Furrer, K. Tschanz. 1991. Die Prosanto Formation - eine fischreiche Fossil-Lagerstätte in der Mitteltrias der Silvretta-Decke (Kanton Graubünden, Schweiz). Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae 84:921-990 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Peltoperleidus bellipinnis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | |
Peltoperleidus ducanensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | |
Peltoperleidus macrodontus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
Peltoperleidus obristi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | |
Peltoperleidus triseries ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1991 | Peltoperleidus Bürgin et al. p. 940 |
1992 | Peltoperleidus Bürgin p. 83 |
1999 | Peltoperleidus Cartanyá p. 544 |
2001 | Peltoperleidus Herzog p. 495 |
2002 | Peltoperleidus Sepkoski, Jr. |
2004 | Peltoperleidus Mutter and Herzog p. 796 |
2016 | Peltoperleidus Tintori et al. p. 191 |
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!