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Saurodontidae ✝
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Rank | family (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Ichthyodectiformes : Saurodontidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 133 - 129 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 41.3 - 38.0 Ma Eocene | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Ichthyodectiformes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Ichthyodectiformes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | S. P. Applegate. 1970. The vertebrate fauna of the Selma Formation of Alabama. Fieldiana: Geology Memoires 3(8):385-433 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Asiamericana ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Gillicus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Prosaurodon ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Saurocephalus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 9 | 133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
Saurodon ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 11 | 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Verraesichthys ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1887 | Saurodontidae Cope p. 1019 |
1963 | Saurodontidae Jordan p. 619 |
1970 | Saurodontidae Applegate p. 419 |
1999 | Saurodontidae Stewart p. 337 |
2011 | Gwawinapterus Arbour and Currie p. 64 figs. 2-4 |
2011 | Gwawinapterus beardi Arbour and Currie p. 64 figs. 2-4 |
2013 | Saurodontidae Cavin et al. p. 170 |
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!