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Psammichnites ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Psammichnites | ||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 520 - 516 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 485 - 478 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | W. Hantzschel. 1975. Miscellanea. Supplement 1. Trace Fossils and Problematica. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology | ||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Psammichnites gigas ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 520 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1870 | Psammichnites Torell |
| 1975 | Psammichnites Hantzschel |
References
| Hantzschel W. (1975) Miscellanea. Supplement 1. Trace Fossils and Problematica, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, W1-W269 |
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!
