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Saurichthyidae ✝
| Description | Saurichthyiformes is a group of ray-finned fish which existed in China, Europe and North America, during the late Permian to early Jurassic periods. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saurichthyidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Saurichthyidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Saurichthyiformes : Saurichthyidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Saurichthyidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 56 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 265 - 252 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 168 - 165 Ma Middle Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Actinopterygii) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saurichthyidae |
External Images
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Belonorhynchus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Brevisaurichthys ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | |
| Eosaurichthys genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Saurichthys ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 239 | 265 Ma Permian | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Saurorhynchus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 32 | 197 Ma Early Jurassic | 176 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Systolichthys ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Belonorhynchidae | GBIF | family | Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Belonorhynchidae |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1888 | Belonorhynchidae Woodward |
| 1925 | Belonorhynchidae Raymond p. 551 |
| 1925 | Saurichthyidae Stensiö |
| 1952 | Saurichthyidae Lehman p. 113 |
| 1960 | Saurichthyidae Gardiner p. 241 |
| 1963 | Belonorhynchidae Jordan p. 613 |
| 1968 | Saurichthyidae Beltan p. 34 |
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1972 | Saurichthyidae Beltan p. 303\ |
| 1984 | Saurichthyidae Beltan p. 123 |
| 1999 | Saurichthyidae Cartanyá p. 541 |
| 1999 | Saurichthyidae Sytchevskaya p. 465 |
| 2008 | Saurichthyidae Mutter et al. p. 105 |
| 2014 | Saurichthyidae Tintori et al. p. 158 |
| 2016 | Saurichthyidae Tintori et al. p. 189 |
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!
