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Pseudotoites ✝
| Description | Pseudotoites is an extinct genus from a well-known class of fossil cephalopods, the ammonites. It lived during the Middle Jurassic. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudotoites, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Otoitidae : Pseudotoites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Otoitidae : Pseudotoites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Pseudotoites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 172 - 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 172 - 168 Ma Middle Jurassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | fast-moving (based on Ammonoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Cephalopoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Ammonoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Ammonoidea) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudotoites |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Pseudotoites (Pseudotoites) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 9 | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Pseudotoites argentinus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Pseudotoites brunnschweileri ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Pseudotoites championensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Pseudotoites emilioides ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Pseudotoites fasciculatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Pseudotoites leicharti ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Pseudotoites robiginosus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Pseudotoites semiornatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Pseudotoites spitiformis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | 172 Ma Middle Jurassic | |
| Pseudotoites transatlanticus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1957 | Pseudotoites Arkell et al. p. 289 |
| 1969 | Pseudotoites Westermann p. 157 |
| 2002 | Pseudotoites Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!
