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Amblypterus ✝
Description | Amblypterus is an extinct genus of ray-finned fish. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amblypterus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source Data |
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Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Amblypteridae : Amblypterus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Paramblypteriformes : Amblypterus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Amblypterus Agassiz, 1833 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Poiss. Foss., 2 (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 307 - 299 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 299 - 272 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Actinopterygii) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | L. Agassiz. 1843. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome I (livr. 18). Imprimerie de Petitpierre, Neuchatel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amblypterus |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Amblypterus arcuatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Amblypterus beaumonti ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Amblypterus blainvillei ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Amblypterus carolinae ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Amblypterus decorus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Amblypterus duvernoyi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Amblypterus latus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Amblypterus macropterus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Amblypterus ornatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Amblypterus reussi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Amblypterus stewarti ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 307 Ma Carboniferous | 307 Ma Carboniferous | |
Amblypterus traquairi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Amblypterus voltzi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Palaeoniscus arcuatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Palaeoniscus beaumonti species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Palaeoniscus blainvillei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Palaeoniscus decorus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Palaeoniscus duvernoyi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Palaeoniscus reussi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Palaeoniscus voltzii species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1843 | Amblypterus Agassiz p. 173 |
1891 | Amblypterus Woodward p. 437 |
1902 | Amblypterus Hay p. 365 |
1934 | Amblypterus Heintz p. S187 |
2002 | Amblypterus Sepkoski, Jr. |
2002 | Amblypterus Stamberg p. 149 |
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!