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Trichodinium ✝
Source Data |
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Myzozoa : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Gonyaulacaceae : Trichodinium | |||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Dinophyceae : Gonyaulacales : Gonyaulacaceae : Trichodinium | |||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Trichodinium Eisenack & Cookson, 1960 | |||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 7 | |||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 145 - 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. J. D. Dolding. 1992. Palynology of the Marambio Group (Upper Cretaceous) of northern Humps Island. Antartic Science 4(3):311-326 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Trichodinium castanea ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Trichodinium eisenackii ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Trichodinium intermedium ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Trichodinium pellitum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Trichodinium speetonensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1960 | Trichodinium Eisenack and Cookson |
1970 | Trichodinium Andrews |
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!