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Characichnos ✝
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Characichnos | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 260 - 252 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 145 - 101 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | brackish,freshwater,terrestrial (based on Tetrapoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. N. Melchor and W. A. S. Sarjeant. 2004. Small Amphibian and Reptile Footprints from the Permian Carapacha Basin, Argentina. Ichnos 11:57-78 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Characichnos tridactylus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 174 Ma Middle Jurassic | 174 Ma Middle Jurassic |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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2001 | Characichnos Whyte and Romano |
References
Melchor R. N., Sarjeant W. A. S. (2004) Small Amphibian and Reptile Footprints from the Permian Carapacha Basin, Argentina, Ichnos 11, 57-78 doi:10.1080/10420940490428814 |
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!