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Salmoniformes
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Rank | order (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Salmoniformes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 94 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 10 (11%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Salmoniformes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Salmoniformes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Cimolichthyoidei suborder | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Esocoidea suborder | listed (PBDB) | 22 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Myctophoidei ✝ suborder | listed (PBDB) | 155 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 20.4 Ma Miocene | |
Salmonidae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Barcarenichthys ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Casieroides ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Chardonius ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Eosalmo ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
Gharbouria ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Ginsburgia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Goudkoffia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Helgolandichthys ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Hucho ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Natlandia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Prosopium genus | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Pseudoleptolepis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Salmoniformorum genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Smilodonichthys ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | Saber Toothed Salmon | 4 | 11.6 Ma Miocene | 3.60 Ma Pliocene |
Thaumaturus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
Thymallus genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Umbra genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1859 | Salmoniformes Bleeker |
1981 | Salmoniformes Thurmond and Jones p. 99 |
1987 | Salmoniformes Kumar and Loyal p. 75 |
1988 | Salmoniformes Case and Schwimmer p. 299 |
1990 | Salmoniformes Nolf and Dockery III p. 6 |
2001 | Salmoniformes Peng et al. p. 16 |
Year | Name and Author |
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2002 | Salmoniformes Sepkoski, Jr. |
2006 | Salmoniformes Nelson |
2011 | Salmoniformes Long p. 243 |
2012 | Salmoniformes Fierstine et al. p. 42 |
2013 | Salmoniformes Betancur-R. et al. |
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!