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Tolypelepidiformes ✝
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| Rank | order (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Pteraspidomorpha : Tolypelepidiformes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 433 - 427 Ma Silurian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 423 - 419 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Chordata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | hydroxylapatite (based on Craniata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. Van Der Laan. 2019. Family-group names of fossil fishes. European Journal of Taxonomy 466:1-167 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Tolypaspidae ✝ family | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Tolypelepididae ✝ family | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 433 Ma Silurian | 423 Ma Silurian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2019 | Tolypelepidiformes Van Der Laan p. 17 |
References
| Van Der Laan R. (2019) Family-group names of fossil fishes, European Journal of Taxonomy 466, 1-167 doi:10.5852/ejt.2018.466 |
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!
