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Copodus ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Copodontiformes : Copodontidae : Copodus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 359 - 323 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 260 - 254 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Holocephali) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Holocephali) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Copodus auriculatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Copodus cornutus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 323 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Copodus furcatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Copodus lingua ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Copodus minimus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 323 Ma Carboniferous | 323 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Copodus oblongus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Copodus pusillus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Copodus spatulatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Copodus spatulatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Copodus vanhornii ✝ species | listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1862 | Copodus Morris and Roberts |
| 1889 | Copodus Woodward p. 91 |
| 1902 | Copodus Hay p. 285 |
| 1963 | Copodus Jordan p. 593 |
| 2002 | Copodus Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2006 | Copodus Nelson p. 44 |
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!
