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Eospongosaturninus protoformis ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | species | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Saturnalidae : Eospongosaturninus : Eospongosaturninus protoformis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Entactinaria : Saturnalidae : Eospongosaturninus : Eospongosaturninus protoformis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Generic Name | Eospongosaturninus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scientific Name | Eospongosaturninus protoformis (Yao, 1972) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 182 - 176 Ma Early Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 151 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | passively mobile (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | omnivore (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | silica (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | S. Gorican, E. S. Carter, and P. Dumitrica, P. A. Whalen, R. S. Hori, P. De Wever, L. O.'Dogherty, A. Matsuoka, J. Guex. 2006. Catalogue and systematics of Pliensbachian, Toarcian and Aalenian radiolarian genera and species |
Fossil Distribution
Obsolete Names
Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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Spongosaturnalis protoformis (Yao, 1972) | GBIF | species | Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Saturnalidae : Eospongosaturninus : Spongosaturnalis protoformis |
Acanthocircus protoformis (Yao, 1972) | GBIF | species | Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Saturnalidae : Eospongosaturninus : Acanthocircus protoformis |
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!