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Megaporus ✝
| Description | Megaporus is a genus of beetles in the family Dytiscidae, containing the following species: From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megaporus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Radiozoa : Polycystina : Entactiniidae : Megaporus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Entactinaria : Entactiniidae : Megaporus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Megaporus Feng, 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae 99 Supplement: (Supplement): -. [S67-S78] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 254 - 252 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 254 - 252 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | passively mobile (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | omnivore (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | silica (based on Radiolaria) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | Q. Feng, W. He, and S. Gu, Y. Meng, Y. Jin, F. Zhang. 2007. Radiolarian evolution during the latest Permian in south China. Global and Planetary Change 55:177-192 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megaporus |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Megaporus jini ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 254 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Megaporus unicum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 254 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Megaporus yangi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 254 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Megaporus yini ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 254 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2006 | Megaporus Feng |
| 2007 | Megaporus Feng et al. |
References
| Feng Q., He W., et al (2007) Radiolarian evolution during the latest Permian in south China, Global and Planetary Change 55, 177-192 |
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!
