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Eogyrinidae ✝
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Rank | family (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Temnospondyli : Eogyrinidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 21 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 331 - 315 Ma Carboniferous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 280 - 273 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | brackish,freshwater,terrestrial (based on Tetrapoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Temnospondyli) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Temnospondyli) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. L. Carroll. 1988. Vertebrate Paleontology and Evolution |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Aversor ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 280 Ma Permian | 280 Ma Permian | |
Calligenethlon ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 318 Ma Carboniferous | 318 Ma Carboniferous | |
Carbonoherpeton ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 315 Ma Carboniferous | 315 Ma Carboniferous | |
Diplovertebron ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 311 Ma Carboniferous | 311 Ma Carboniferous | |
Leptophractus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 311 Ma Carboniferous | 311 Ma Carboniferous | |
Neopteroplax ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 307 Ma Carboniferous | 307 Ma Carboniferous | |
Nummulosaurus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 311 Ma Carboniferous | 311 Ma Carboniferous | |
Pholiderpeton ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 10 | 331 Ma Carboniferous | 315 Ma Carboniferous | |
Pteroplax ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 323 Ma Carboniferous | 323 Ma Carboniferous |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1929 | Eogyrinidae Watson |
1946 | Eogyrinidae Kuhn p. 51 |
1970 | Eogyrinidae Panchen p. 45 |
1988 | Eogyrinidae Carroll |
2000 | Eogyrinidae Novikov 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!