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Trigonognathus
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Plagiostomi : Squalidae : Trigonognathus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (100%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 47.8 - 38.0 Ma Eocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Chondrichthyes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Chondrichthyes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | O. Aguilera and D. de Aguilera. 2001. An exceptional coastal upwelling fish assemblage in the Caribbean Neogene. Journal of Paleontology 75(3):732-742 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Trigonognathus kabeyai species | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1990 | Trigonognathus Mochizuki and Ohe |
2001 | Trigonognathus Aguilera and de Aguilera |
References
Aguilera O., de Aguilera D. (2001) An exceptional coastal upwelling fish assemblage in the Caribbean Neogene, Journal of Paleontology 75 3, 732-742 doi:10.1666/0022-3360(2001)075<0732:AECUFA>2.0.CO;2 |
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!