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Discordichthyidae ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Discordichthyidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopterygii : Discordichthyiformes : Discordichthyidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Discordichthyidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 269 - 265 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 259 - 252 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Actinopterygii) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. V. Minikh and M. G. Minikh. 2009. Main events in development of the Middle-Upper Permian ichthyofauna of Eastern Europe. In M.A. Shishkin, V.P. Tverdokhlebov (eds.), Researches on paleontology and biostratigraphy of ancient continental deposits (Memories of Professor Vitalii G. Ochev) |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Discordichthys ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 269 Ma Permian | 268 Ma Permian | |
Geryonichthys ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 268 Ma Permian | 259 Ma Permian | |
Mutovinia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 265 Ma Permian | 259 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1998 | Discordichthyidae Minikh |
2009 | Discordichthyidae Minikh and Minikh p. 145 |
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!