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Proterotainia ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Chlorophyta : Proterotainia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Chlorophyta : Proterotainia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Proterotainia Walter et al., 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 1,000 - 541 Ma Neoproterozoic | ||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 1,000 - 541 Ma Neoproterozoic | ||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | lagoonal,coastal,inner shelf,marine,brackish,freshwater (based on Chlorophyta) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Chlorophyta) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photoautotroph (based on Chlorophyta) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | M. R. Walter, J. H. Oehler, and D. Z. Oehler. 1976. Megascopic Algae 1300 Million Years Old from the Belt Supergroup, Montana: A Reinterpretation of Walcott's Helminthoidichnites. Journal of Paleontology 50(5):872-881 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Helminthoidichnites neihartensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Proterotainia montana ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 1,000 Ma Neoproterozoic | 1,000 Ma Neoproterozoic | |
| Proterotainia neihartensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 1,000 Ma Neoproterozoic | 1,000 Ma Neoproterozoic | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1976 | Proterotainia Walter et al. p. 874 figs. Plate 1, Fig 1a, b |
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!
