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Dictyoprora ✝
Source Data |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Pyloniidae : Dictyoprora | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Artostrobiidae : Dictyoprora | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Dictyoprora | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 83.6 - 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 33.9 - 23.0 Ma Cenozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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Dictyoprora amphora ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene | |
Dictyoprora gibsoni ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
Dictyoprora mongolfieri ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 37.2 Ma Eocene |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1881 | Dictyoprora Haeckel |
1994 | Dictyoprora O'Conner p. 338 |
2001 | Dictyoprora De Wever et al. p. 255 |
2002 | Dictyoprora 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!