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Platysomidae ✝
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| Rank | family (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Palaeonisciformes : Platysomidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 40 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 359 - 343 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 247 - 242 Ma Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Palaeonisciformes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Palaeonisciformes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | B. G. Gardiner. 1960. A revision of certain actinopterygian and coelacanth fishes, chiefly from the Lower Lias. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Geology 4(7):241-384 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Chirodus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 311 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Ecrinesomus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 252 Ma Permian | 252 Ma Permian | |
| Eurynotus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 323 Ma Carboniferous | 323 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Eurysomus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 269 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Kargalichthys ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 15 | 273 Ma Permian | 265 Ma Permian | |
| Paranaichthys ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian | |
| Platysomus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 66 | 345 Ma Carboniferous | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
| Schaefferichthys ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 279 Ma Permian | 279 Ma Permian | |
| Sinoplatysomus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 254 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Tompoichthys ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1902 | Platysomidae Hay p. 369 |
| 1937 | Platysomidae Aldinger p. 188 |
| 1960 | Platysomidae Gardiner |
| 1963 | Platysomidae Jordan p. 612 |
| 2006 | Platysomidae Nelson p. 91 |
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!
