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Asarotiformes ✝
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Rank | order (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Asarotiformes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 83.6 - 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 83.6 - 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Actinopterygii) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | B. Schaeffer. 1968. A new actinopterygian fish from the Cretaceous of North America. American Museum Novitates 2344:1-10 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Asarotidae ✝ family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1968 | Asarotiformes Schaeffer p. 3 |
References
Schaeffer B. (1968) A new actinopterygian fish from the Cretaceous of North America, American Museum Novitates 2344, 1-10 |
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!