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Carcharopsis ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Carcharopsis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 359 - 326 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 326 - 318 Ma Carboniferous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Chondrichthyes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Chondrichthyes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | L. Agassiz. 1843. Recherches Sur Les Poissons Fossiles. Tome I (livr. 18). Imprimerie de Petitpierre, Neuchatel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Carcharopsis prototypus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 336 Ma Carboniferous | 336 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Carcharopsis wortheni ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 326 Ma Carboniferous |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1843 | Carcharopsis Agassiz p. 174 |
| 1902 | Carcharopsis Hay p. 271 |
| 1963 | Carcharopsis Jordan p. 593 |
| 2008 | Carcharopsis Duffin and Cuny p. 182 |
| 2010 | Carcharopsis Ginter et al. p. 82 |
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!
