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Dickinsonia ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Petalonamae : Dickinsonia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 635 - 541 Ma Neoproterozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 635 - 541 Ma Neoproterozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | inner shelf,marine (based on Dickinsonia) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | slow-moving (based on Dickinsonia) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | osmotroph (based on Dickinsonia) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | no hard parts (based on Dickinsonia) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Dickinsonia brachina ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 635 Ma Neoproterozoic | 635 Ma Neoproterozoic | |
| Dickinsonia costata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 11 | 635 Ma Neoproterozoic | 635 Ma Neoproterozoic | |
| Dickinsonia elongata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Dickinsonia lissa ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 635 Ma Neoproterozoic | 635 Ma Neoproterozoic | |
| Dickinsonia minima ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Dickinsonia rex ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Dickinsonia spriggi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Dickinsonia tenuis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 635 Ma Neoproterozoic | 635 Ma Neoproterozoic |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1947 | Dickinsonia Sprigg |
| 2002 | Dickinsonia Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2010 | Dickinsonia Sperling and Vinther p. 207 |
| 2011 | Dickinsonia Erwin et al. pp. SOM 14 |
| 2018 | Dickinsonia Darroch et al. pp. Supplemental Table 1 |
| 2018 | Dickinsonia Hoyal Cuthill and Han p. 8 |
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!
