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Maldybulakia ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Xiphosura : Maldybulakia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 419 - 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 388 - 383 Ma Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Xiphosura) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Xiphosura) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | G. D. Edgecombe. 1998. Early myriapodous arthropods from Australia: Maldybulakia from the Devonian of New South Wales. Records of the Australian Museum 50:293-313 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Maldybulakia angusi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Maldybulakia malcolmi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 388 Ma Middle Devonian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1992 | Lophodesmus Tesakov and Alekseev |
| 1998 | Maldybulakia Edgecombe p. 296 |
| 1998 | Maldybulakia Tesakov and Alekseev |
| 2013 | Maldybulakia Lamsdell p. 20 |
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!
