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Gasterosteiformes
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Rank | order (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Gasterosteiformes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 23 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 8 (35%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 59.2 - 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Gasterosteiformes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Gasterosteiformes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Gasterosteoidei suborder | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Centriscidae family | listed (PBDB) | 12 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Macrorhamphosidae ✝ family | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 47.8 Ma Eocene | |
Aulorhynchus genus | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Gasterorhamphosus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Nerophis genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
Protorhamphosus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 59.2 Ma Paleocene | 59.2 Ma Paleocene | |
Solenostomus genus | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant | |||
Urosphenopsis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 59.2 Ma Paleocene | 59.2 Ma Paleocene |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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2002 | Gasterosteiformes Sepkoski, Jr. |
2006 | Gasterosteiformes Nelson |
2009 | Gasterosteiformes Zalohar et al. p. 80 |
2011 | Gasterosteiformes Long p. 244 |
2012 | Gasterosteiformes Fierstine et al. p. 91 |
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!