Source Data | |
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Rank | species (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Echinodermata : Crinoidea : Isocrinida : Isocrinidae : Metacrinus : Metacrinus fossilis |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Metacrinus fossilis | species | belongs to Metacrinus | stated with evidence | Rasmussen, 1979 | Metacrinus fossilis | species | belongs to Metacrinus | stated without evidence | Meyer and Oji, 1993 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 37.2 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene |
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Environment | marine (based on Echinodermata) |
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Motility | stationary, attached (based on Isocrinidae) |
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Vision | blind (based on Crinoidea) |
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Diet | suspension feeder (based on Isocrinidae) |
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Reproduction | dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Echinodermata) |
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Ontogeny | accretion,addition of parts (based on Echinodermata) |
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Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Crinoidea) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | D. L. Meyer and T. Oji. 1993. Eocene Crinoids from Seymour Island, Antarctic Peninsula: Paleobiogeographic and Paleoecologic Implications. Journal of Paleontology 67(2):250-257 |
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