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Thectardis ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Thectardis | ||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Common Name | triangle | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 635 - 541 Ma Neoproterozoic | ||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 635 - 541 Ma Neoproterozoic | ||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | outer shelf,marine (based on Thectardis) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Thectardis) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | osmotroph (based on Thectardis) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | no hard parts (based on Thectardis) | ||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | M. E. Clapham, G. M. Narbonne, and J. G. Gehling, C. Greentree, M. M. Anderson. 2004. Thectardis avalonensis: a new Ediacaran fossil from the Mistaken Point biota, Newfoundland. Journal of Paleontology 78(6):1031-1036 | ||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Thectardis avalonensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 635 Ma Neoproterozoic | 635 Ma Neoproterozoic |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2004 | Thectardis Clapham et al. pp. 1031-1036 figs. 2, 4-5 |
| 2011 | Thectardis Sperling et al. pp. 25 - 27 figs. 1-2 |
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!
