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Estesesox foxi

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)4964229https://www.gbif.org/species/4964229
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)63047https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=63047
Rankspecies
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Esociformes : Esocidae : Estesesox : Estesesox foxi
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Esociformes : Esocidae : Estesesox : Estesesox foxi
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-TriploblasticaLankester 1877
-NephrozoaJondelius et al. 2002
-DeuterostomiaGrobben 1908
phylumChordataHaeckel 1847
subphylumVertebrataLamarck 1801
superclassGnathostomataGegenbauer 1874
-Osteichthyes
superclassActinopterygii
classActinopteri
subclassNeopterygii
-TeleosteomorphaArratia et al. 2004
-Teleostei
-Osteoglossocephalai
-ClupeocephalaPatterson and Rosen 1977
-Euteleosteomorpha
superorderProtacanthopterygiiGreenwood et al. 1966
orderEsociformes
familyEsocidae
genusEstesesoxWilson et al. 1992
speciesEstesesox foxiWilson et al. 1992
Generic NameEstesesox
Scientific NameEstesesox foxi Wilson et al., 1992
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Estesesox foxispeciesbelongs to Estesesoxstated without evidenceWilson et al., 1992
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)1
First Recorded Appearance85.8 - 83.5 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Last Recorded Appearance83.5 - 70.6 Ma
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Environmentfreshwater (based on Esocidae)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Actinopterygii)
Taphonomyphosphatic (based on Vertebrata)
Primary Reference (PBDB)M. V. H. Wilson, D. B. Brinkman, and A. G. Neuman. 1992. Cretaceous Esocoidei (Teleostei): early radiation of the pikes in North American fresh waters. Journal of Paleontology 66(5):839-846

Fossil Distribution

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
1992Estesesox foxi Wilson et al.
2001Estesesox foxi Peng et al. p. 16

References

Wilson M. V. H., Brinkman D. B., et al (1992) Cretaceous Esocoidei (Teleostei): early radiation of the pikes in North American fresh waters, Journal of Paleontology 66 5, 839-846
Peng J., Russell A. P., et al (2001) Vertebrate microsite assemblages (exclusive of mammals) from the Foremost and Oldman Formations of the Judith River Group (Campanian) of southeastern Alberta: an illustrated guide, Provincial Museum of Alberta, Natural History Occasional Paper 25, 1-54
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!
 
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