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Sinograptidae ✝
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| Rank | family (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Sinograptidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 479 - 468 Ma Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 461 - 450 Ma Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | passively mobile (based on Graptoloida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Graptolithina) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Graptoloida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | sclero-protein (based on Graptolithina) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | D. E. Jackson. 1966. On the occurrence of Parabrograptus and Sinograptus from the Middle Ordovician of western Canada. Geological Magazine 103(30022):263-268 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Sinograptus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Tylograptus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 14 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 461 Ma Middle Ordovician |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1957 | Sinograptidae Mu |
| 1966 | Sinograptidae Jackson p. 266 |
References
| Jackson D. E. (1966) On the occurrence of Parabrograptus and Sinograptus from the Middle Ordovician of western Canada, Geological Magazine 103 30022, 263-268 |
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!
