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Sinophyllum ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Chlorophyta : Sinophyllum | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Chlorophyta : Sinophyllum | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Sinophyllum Wu, 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 269 - 265 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 269 - 265 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | lagoonal,coastal,inner shelf,marine,brackish,freshwater (based on Chlorophyta) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary, attached (based on Chlorophyta) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photoautotroph (based on Chlorophyta) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | Y. S. Wu. 1991. Organisms and Communities of Permian Reef of Xiangbo, China |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Sinophyllum hexagonum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 269 Ma Permian | 269 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1991 | Sinophyllum Wu p. 123 |
References
| Wu Y. S. (1991) , Organisms and Communities of Permian Reef of Xiangbo, China, 1-192 |
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!
