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Parakymalithon ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : Parakymalithon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Rhodophyta : Rhodophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : Parakymalithon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Parakymalithon E.Moussavian, 1987 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 130 - 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 122 - 112 Ma Early/Lower 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) | E. Moussavian. 1987. Parakymalithon, eine neue Gattung der Corallinaceen (Rhodophyceae) aus der Unterkreide. Facies (16):187-194 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Archaeolithothamnium phylloideum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Parakymalithon phylloideum ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 122 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1987 | Parakymalithon Moussavian |
| 1994 | Parakymalithon Bucur |
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!
