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Liptodendron ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Cnidaria : Anthozoa : Scleractinia : Faviidae : Liptodendron | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Liptodendron Eliasova, 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Zapadne Karpaty Seria Paleontologia 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 83.6 - 66.0 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 56.0 - 33.9 Ma Paleogene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary (based on Faviidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | blind (based on Anthozoa) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | photosymbiotic, microcarnivore (based on Faviidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Reproduction | alternating, asexual, dispersal=water,planktonic (based on Scleractinia) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Faviidae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | H. Eliasova. 1991. Quelques Scleractiniaires nouveaux de la Slovaquie (Cretace et Paleogene, Tchecoslovaquie) [Some new Scleractinia from Slovakia (Cretaceous and Paleogene)]. Zapadne Karpaty, Seria Paleontologia 15:49-55 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Liptodendron grossi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | 56.0 Ma Paleocene | |
Liptodendron nefiana ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Thecosmilia nefiana species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1991 | Liptodendron Eliasova |
2002 | Liptodendron Sepkoski, Jr. |
2006 | Liptodendron Baron-Szabo p. 40 |
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!