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Praeconosphaera spinosa ✝
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Rank | species | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Spumellaria : Parvivaccidae : Praeconosphaera : Praeconosphaera spinosa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Spumellaria : Parvivaccidae : Praeconosphaera : Praeconosphaera spinosa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Generic Name | Praeconosphaera | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scientific Name | Praeconosphaera spinosa Yang, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 161 - 156 Ma Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 145 - 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | passively mobile (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | omnivore (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | silica (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | W. Kiessling. 1995. Palökologische Verwertbarkeit oberjurassisch-unterkretazischer Radiolarienfaunen mit Beispielen aus Antarktis, Oman und Südalpen. Unpublished Ph.D. University of Erlangen, Germany |
Fossil Distribution
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1993 | Praeconosphaera spinosa Yang |
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!