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Marcopoloichthys ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Marcopoloichthyidae : Marcopoloichthys | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 247 - 242 Ma Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 235 - 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Actinopterygii) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. Tintori, Z. Y. Sun, and C. Lombardo, D. Y. Jiang, Y. L. Sun, M. Rusconi, W. C. Hao. 2008. New specialized basal neopterygians (Actinopterygii) from Triassic of the Tethys realm. Geologica Insubrica 10:13-20 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Marcopoloichthys andreetti ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | |
Marcopoloichthys ani ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
Marcopoloichthys faccii ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 235 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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2008 | Marcopoloichthys Tintori et al. p. 15 |
2011 | Marcopoloichthys Tintori et al. p. 49 |
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!