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Paredestus ✝
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Eugeneodontiformes : Paredestus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 251 - 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 251 - 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Eugeneodontiformes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Eugeneodontiformes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. J. Mutter and A. G. Neuman. 2008. New eugeneodontid sharks from the Lower Triassic Sulphur Mountain Formation of western Canada. In L. Cavin, A. Longbottom, M. Richter (eds.), Fishes and the Break-up of Pangaea. Geological Society, London, Special Publication 295:9-41 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Paredestus bricircum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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2008 | Paredestus Mutter and Neuman p. 25 |
2010 | Paredestus Ginter et al. p. 133 |
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!