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Kalops ✝
Source Data |
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Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Kalops | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Kalops Poplin & Lund, 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | J Paleontol 76 (6), Nov: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 339 - 318 Ma Carboniferous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 339 - 318 Ma Carboniferous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Actinopterygii) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. Cloutier and G. Arratia. 2004. Early diversification of actinopterygians. In G. Arratia, M. Wilson, R. Cloutier (eds.), Recent advances in the origin and early radiation of vertebrates |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Kalops diophrys ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 339 Ma Carboniferous | 339 Ma Carboniferous | |
Kalops monophrys ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 339 Ma Carboniferous | 339 Ma Carboniferous |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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2002 | Kalops Poplin and Lund |
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!