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Microcornus ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Hyolitha : Hyolithida : Nelegerocornidae : Microcornus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 541 - 520 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 516 - 513 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Hyolitha) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | facultatively mobile (based on Hyolithida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Hyolitha) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Hyolithida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Hyolithida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. M. Mambetov. 1972. A new Lower Cambrian hyolithid genus from Mally Karatau (Northwestern Tien Shan). Paleontological Journal 6(2):268-269 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Microcornus egregius ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 516 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Microcornus elongatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 520 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Microcornus eximius ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 17 | 520 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Microcornus parvulus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 10 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Microcornus petilus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 29 | 520 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Microcornus pinyuis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Microcornus simus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 530 Ma Cambrian | 530 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1972 | Microcornus Mambetov pp. 268-269 |
| 1984 | Microcornus Duan p. 153 |
| 2002 | Microcornus Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2004 | Microcornus Malinky and Skovsted p. 555 |
| 2006 | Microcornus Wotte p. 153 |
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!
