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Kootenichela ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Megacheira : Kootenichelidae : Kootenichela | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 513 - 499 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 513 - 499 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Arthropoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | D. Legg. 2013. Multi-segmented arthropods from the Middle Cambrian of British Columbia(Canada). Journal of Paleontology 87(3):493-501 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Kootenichela deppi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 513 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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2013 | Kootenichela Legg |
References
Legg D. (2013) Multi-segmented arthropods from the Middle Cambrian of British Columbia(Canada), Journal of Paleontology 87 3, 493-501 |
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!