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Favusellidae ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Rotaliida : Favusellidae | |||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Foraminifera : Favusellidae | |||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Favusellidae | |||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Michael, F. Y. (1973). Planktonic foraminifera from the Comanchean Series (Cretaceous) of Texas. The Journal of Foraminiferal Research. 2(4)[1973]: 200-220. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 140 - 136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 99.6 - 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Globigerinina) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary (based on Foraminifera) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | omnivore (based on Foraminifera) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Globigerinina) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | W. Kiessling. 2003. Personal data. |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Ascoliella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Favusella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 19 | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1974 | Favusellidae Longoria |
2003 | Favusellidae Kiessling |
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!