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Feistiellaceae
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Charophyta : Charophyceae : Charales : Feistiellaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Charophyta : Charophyceae : Charales : Feistiellaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Feistiellaceae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 83.6 - 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | D. Dias-Brito, E. A. Musacchio, and J. C. de Castro, M. d. S. A. S. Maranhão, J. M. Suárez, R. Rodrigues. 2001. Grupo Bauru: uma unidade continental do Cretáceo no Brasil – concepções baseadas em dados micropaleontológicos, isotópicos e estratigráficos [Bauru Group: a continental unit from the Cretaceous of Brazil – concepts based on micropaleontological, isotopic, and stratigraphic data]. Revue de Paléobiologie 20(1):245-304 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Amblyochara genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 58.7 Ma Paleocene | |
| Feistiella genus | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Nitellopsis genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 26 | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 5.33 Ma Miocene |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1993 | Feistiellaceae Schudack |
| 2001 | Feistiellaceae Dias-Brito et al. p. 269 |
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!
