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Polyfaciodus ✝
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Synechodontiformes : Polyfaciodus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 252 - 251 Ma Phanerozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 251 - 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Synechodontiformes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Synechodontiformes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | M. B. Koot and G. Cuny. 2014. Systematic palaeontology, in New hybodontiform and neoselachian sharks from the Lower Triassic of Oman. Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 13:891-917 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Polyfaciodus pandus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 252 Ma Permian | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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2014 | Polyfaciodus Koot and Cuny p. 907 |
References
Koot M. B., Cuny G. (2014) Systematic palaeontology, in New hybodontiform and neoselachian sharks from the Lower Triassic of Oman, Journal of Systematic Palaeontology 13, 891-917 |
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!