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Elopsidae
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Rank | family (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Elopsidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 1 (25%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 23.0 - 16.0 Ma Miocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | L. F. de Beaufort. 1926. On a collection of marine fishes from the Miocene of South Celebes. In H. A. Brouwer (ed.), Geologische Onderzoekingen in den Oostelijken Oost-Indischen Archiepel |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Brouweria ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1926 | Elopsidae de Beaufort p. 120 |
References
de Beaufort L. F. (1926) On a collection of marine fishes from the Miocene of South Celebes, Geologische Onderzoekingen in den Oostelijken Oost-Indischen Archiepel, 117-148 |
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!