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Paleopsephurinae ✝

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)Not linked to a GBIF record.
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)134545https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=134545
Ranksubfamily (PBDB)
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Acipenseriformes : Polyodontidae : Paleopsephurinae
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
superclassActinopterygii
classActinopteri
subclassChondrosteiMüller 1844
orderAcipenseriformesBerg 1940
familyPolyodontidaeBonaparte 1838
subfamilyProtopsephurinaeGrande and Bemis 1996
-PolyodontiJaekel 1911
subfamilyPaleopsephurinae
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Paleopsephurinaesubfamilybelongs to Polyodontistated with evidenceGrande and Bemis, 1996
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)3
First Recorded Appearance83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance63.3 - 61.7 Ma
Paleocene
Environmentmarine (based on Vertebrata)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Acipenseriformes)
Dietcarnivore (based on Acipenseriformes)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)L. Grande and W. E. Bemis. 1996. Interrelationships of Acipenseriformes, with comments on "Chondrostei". In: M. L. J. Stiassny, L. R. Parenti & G. D. Johnson (eds.), Interrelationships of Fishes. Academic Press, San Diego

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Paleopsephurus
genus
listed (PBDB)683.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
63.3 Ma
Paleocene

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1996Paleopsephurinae Grande and Bemis p. 108 fig. 11

References

Grande L., Bemis W. E. (1996) Interrelationships of Acipenseriformes, with comments on "Chondrostei", In: M. L. J. Stiassny, L. R. Parenti & G. D. Johnson (eds.), Interrelationships of Fishes. Academic Press, San Diego, 85-115
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!
 
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