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Phakelodus ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Amphigeisinidae : Phakelodus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 485 - 478 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Conodonta) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | well-developed (based on Conodonta) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Conodonta) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | hydroxylapatite (based on Conodonta) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. F. Miller. 1984. Cambrian and earliest Ordovician conodont evolution, biofacies, and provincialism. In D. L. Clark (ed.), Conodont Biofacies and Provincialism. Geological Society of America Special Paper 196:43-68 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Phakelodus tenuis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 78 | 513 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1984 | Phakelodus Miller p. 65 |
References
Miller J. F. (1984) Cambrian and earliest Ordovician conodont evolution, biofacies, and provincialism, Conodont Biofacies and Provincialism. Geological Society of America Special Paper 196, 43-68 |
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!