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Thanarla ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Archaeodictyomitridae : Thanarla | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Archaeodictyomitridae : Thanarla | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Thanarla Pessagno, 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Spec. Publs Cushman Fdn No. 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 161 - 152 Ma Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 70.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | passively mobile (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | omnivore (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | silica (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Thanarla brouweri ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 96 | 157 Ma Jurassic | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Thanarla elegantissima ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 42 | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Thanarla gutta ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Thanarla praeveneta ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 29 | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Thanarla pulchra ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 79 | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Thanarla veneta ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 30 | 125 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1977 | Thanarla Pessagno |
1995 | Thanarla Kiessling |
2001 | Thanarla De Wever et al. p. 263 |
2002 | Thanarla Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!