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Ayrtonius ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Ayrtonius | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Ayrtonius | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Ayrtonius | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 228 - 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 212 - 206 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | passively mobile (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | omnivore (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | silica (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | U. K. Tekin. 2002. Late Triassic (Late Norian-Rhaetian) radiolarians from the Antalya Nappes, Central Taurides, Southern Turkey. Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 108(3):415-440 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Ayrtonius elizabethae ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 212 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1997 | Ayrtonius Sugiyama |
| 2002 | Ayrtonius Tekin p. 433 |
References
| Tekin U. K. (2002) Late Triassic (Late Norian-Rhaetian) radiolarians from the Antalya Nappes, Central Taurides, Southern Turkey, Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia 108 3, 415-440 |
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!
