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Coscinodiscus vetustissimus ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | species | ||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Ochrophyta : Bacillariophyceae : Coscinodiscales : Coscinodiscaceae : Coscinodiscus : Coscinodiscus vetustissimus | ||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Bacillariophyta : Coscinodiscus : Coscinodiscus vetustissimus | ||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Generic Name | Coscinodiscus | ||||||||||||||||||
Scientific Name | Coscinodiscus vetustissimus Pantocsek, 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Hajós, M. (1968). Mátraalja Miocén Üledékeinek Diatomái [Die diatomeen der Miozänen Ablagerungen des Mátravorlandes]. Geologica Hungarica, Series Paleontologica, Institutum Geologicum Hungaricum, Budapestini, 37: 1-401 | ||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 23.0 - 13.8 Ma Miocene | ||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 13.8 - 11.6 Ma Miocene | ||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | G. Andrews. 1976. Miocene marine diatoms from the Choptank Formation, Calvert County, Maryland. Professional Paper |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Coscinodiscus vetustissimus curvatuloides variety | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Coscinodiscus vetustissimus vetustissimus variety | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1886 | Coscinodiscus vetustissimus Pantocsek |
1976 | Coscinodiscus vetustissimus Andrews p. 12 |
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!