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Noritus ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Nassellaria : Bagotidae : Noritus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Bagotidae : Noritus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Noritus Pessagno & Whalen, 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Micropaleontology 28 (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 190 - 183 Ma Early Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 151 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | passively mobile (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | omnivore (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | silica (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | E. A. Pessagno, Jr. and P.A. Whalen. 1982. Lower and Middle Jurassic Radiolaria (multicyrtid Nassellariina) from California, east-central Oregon and the Queen Charlotte Islands, B.C. Micropaleontology 28(2):111-169 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Noritus lillihornensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 14 | 190 Ma Early Jurassic | 166 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Noritus pauxillus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 190 Ma Early Jurassic | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Noritus tenuis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 190 Ma Early Jurassic | 183 Ma Early Jurassic |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1982 | Noritus Pessagno, Jr. and Whalen p. 123 |
| 2001 | Noritus De Wever et al. p. 263 |
| 2002 | Noritus 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!
