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Archaeolithothamnion
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Sporolithaceae : Archaeolithothamnion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Rhodophyta : Rhodophyceae : Corallinales : Archaeolithothamnion | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Archaeolithothamnion Rothpletz ex Foslie, 1898 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 9 (90%) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 136 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | coastal,inner shelf,marine (based on Rhodophyceae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Rhodophyceae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photoautotroph (based on Rhodophyceae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite,porous (based on Rhodophyceae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. R. Bryan, B. C. Carter, and R. J. Jr Flugeman, D. K. Krumm, T. A. Stemann. 1997. The Salt Mountain Limestone of Alabama. Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology 30(1):2-60 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Archaeolithothamnion fijiensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Archaeolithothamnion lavensum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Archaeolithothamnium aschersoni species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Archaeolithothamnium batalleri species | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Archaeolithothamnium intermedium species | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 16.0 Ma Miocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Archaeolithothamnium keenani species | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 47.8 Ma Eocene | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Archaeolithothamnium lugeoni species | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Archaeolithothamnium nummuliticum species | listed (PBDB) | 14 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Archaeolithothamnium oulianovi species | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Archaeolithothamnium parisiense species | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Archaeolithothamnium perplexum ✝ species | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Obsolete Names
| Name | Source | Taxon Rank | Taxonomy |
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| Archaeolithothamnium Rothpletz, 1891 | GBIF | genus | Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Sporolithaceae : Archaeolithothamnium |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1992 | Archaeolithothamnium Squires and Demetrion p. 12 |
| 1997 | Archaeolithothamnium Bryan 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!
