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Typodus ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Pycnodontes : Typodus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Pycnodontiformes : Pycnodontidae : Typodus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Typodus Quenstedt, 1858 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Der Jura | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 201 - 197 Ma Early Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 0.13 - 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Pycnodontiformes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | durophage, carnivore (based on Pycnodontiformes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. S. Woodward. 1916. The fossil fishes of the English Wealden and Purbeck Formations. Palaeontographical Society, London 1915:1-48 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Mesodon abrasus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mesodon bucklandi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 161 Ma Jurassic | |
| Mesodon diastemicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Mesodon liassicus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Mesodon limai ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Mesodon rugulosus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Mesodon sharpei ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Mesodon tenuidens ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Microdon dumblei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pycnodus bucklandi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pycnodus rugulosus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Typodus abrasus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Typodus annulatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Typodus diastemicus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Typodus dumblei ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Typodus valens ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1851 | Mesodon Wagner |
| 1858 | Typodus Quenstedt |
| 1878 | Mesodon Cope p. 298 |
| 1895 | Mesodon Woodward p. 199 |
| 1902 | Typodus Hay p. 372 |
| 1916 | Mesodon Woodward p. 48 |
| 1963 | Typodus Jordan p. 589 |
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!
