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Paraphyllum ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : Paraphyllum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Rhodophyta : Rhodophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : Paraphyllum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | doubtful | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Paraphyllum Me.Lemoine, 1970 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 125 - 113 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 72.1 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Corallinaceae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached, epibiont (based on Corallinaceae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photoautotroph (based on Corallinaceae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite (based on Corallinaceae) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. F. Poignant and P. L. Blanc. 1974. Les algues calcaires du Crétacé Supérieur des rides de Villagrains, Landiras et Roquefort, Creon (Aquitaine Centrale). Géobios (7):71-75 |
Fossil Distribution
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1969 | Paraphyllum Lemoine |
| 1974 | Paraphyllum Poignant and Blanc |
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!
