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Amaurolithus
Source Data |
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Ceratolithaceae : Amaurolithus | ||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 2 (100%) | ||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 7.25 - 5.33 Ma Miocene | ||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | M. Reuter, F. R. Bosellini, and A. F. Budd, S. Coric, W. E. Piller, M. Harzhauser. 2019. High coral reef connectivity across the Indian Ocean is revealed\r\n6–7 Ma ago by a turbid-water scleractinian assemblage from Tanzania (Eastern Africa). Coral Reefs |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Amaurolithus primus species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 7.25 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1975 | Amaurolithus Gartner and Bukry |
2019 | Amaurolithus Reuter et al. |
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!