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Rank | species (PBDB) |
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Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Reptilia : Placodontia : Placodontidae : Placodus : Placodus inexpectatus |
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Classification (PBDB,GBIF) | |
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Opinions (PBDB) | Name | Rank | Opinion | Evidence | Author |
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Placodus inexpectatus | species | belongs to Placodus | stated with evidence | Jiang et al., 2008 |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct |
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Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 |
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First Recorded Appearance | 247 - 242 Ma Triassic |
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Last Recorded Appearance | 247 - 242 Ma Triassic |
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Environment | marine (based on Sauropterygia) |
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Motility | slow-moving (based on Placodontidae) |
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Vision | well-developed (based on Placodontidae) |
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Diet | durophage (based on Placodontidae) |
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Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) |
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Primary Reference (PBDB) | D.- Y. Jiang, R. Motani, and W.-C. Hao, O. Rieppel, Y.-L. Sun, L. Schmitz, Z.-Y. Sun. 2008. First record of Placodontoidea (Reptilia, Sauropterygia, Placodonta) from the Eastern Tethys. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 28(3):904-908 |
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