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Rangeomorpha
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| Rank | order (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Rangeomorpha | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 635 - 541 Ma Neoproterozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | no hard parts (based on Rangeomorpha) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Charniidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 27 | 635 Ma Neoproterozoic | 635 Ma Neoproterozoic | |
| Avalofractus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 635 Ma Neoproterozoic | 635 Ma Neoproterozoic | |
| Beothukis ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 635 Ma Neoproterozoic | 635 Ma Neoproterozoic | |
| Bradgatia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 20 | 635 Ma Neoproterozoic | 635 Ma Neoproterozoic | |
| Fractofusus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | Spindle | 11 | 635 Ma Neoproterozoic | 635 Ma Neoproterozoic |
| Frondophyllas ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Hapsidophyllas ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 635 Ma Neoproterozoic | 635 Ma Neoproterozoic | |
| Khatyspytia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 635 Ma Neoproterozoic | 635 Ma Neoproterozoic | |
| Paracharnia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Pectinifrons ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | Pectinate | 7 | 635 Ma Neoproterozoic | 635 Ma Neoproterozoic |
| Trepassia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 635 Ma Neoproterozoic | 635 Ma Neoproterozoic | |
| Vauzutsinia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Vinlandia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 15 | 635 Ma Neoproterozoic | 635 Ma Neoproterozoic |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2002 | Rangeomorpha Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2008 | Rangeomorpha Hofmann et al. p. 16 |
| 2011 | Rangeomorpha Erwin 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!
