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Pachycothon giganteum β
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Rank | species (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Porifera : Demospongea : Megalithistida : Carterellidae : Pachycothon : Pachycothon giganteum | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 93.9 - 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Lithistida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary, attached (based on Lithistida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | suspension feeder (based on Lithistida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | silica (based on Lithistida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | H. Ulbrich. 1974. Die Spongien der Ilsenburg-Entwicklung (Oberes Unter-Campan) der Subherzynen Kreidemulde [Sponges of the Ilsenburg Formation (Upper Lower Campanian) of the Subhercynian Cretaceous Basin. Freiberger Forschungshefte C 291:1-121 |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1864 | Cupulospongia gigantea Roemer |
1901 | Pachycothon giganteum Schrammen |
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!