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Ovulites ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Chlorophyta : Ulvophyceae : Bryopsidales : Codiaceae : Ovulites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Chlorophyta : Bryopsidophyceae : Caulerpales : Halimedaceae : Ovulites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Ovulites J.B.de Lamarck ex J.V.F.Lamouroux, 1821 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 72.1 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 55.8 - 37.2 Ma Eocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | hypersaline,marine,brackish (based on Halimedaceae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Halimedaceae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photoautotroph (based on Halimedaceae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Halimedaceae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. K. Srivastava, N. K. Kandwal, and S. K. Humane, S. S. Humane, P. Kundal, N. Khare. 2018. Record of calcareous algae from the Lameta Formation: a new insight\r\nfor possible sea incursion during the Maastrichtian time. Arabian Journal of Geosciences |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Ovulites margaritula species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1816 | Ovulites Lamarck |
| 2018 | Ovulites Srivastava 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!
