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Helodontiformes
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| Rank | order (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Helodontiformes | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 359 - 323 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Holocephali) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Holocephali) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. A. Long. 2011. The Rise of Fishes: 500 Million Years of Evolution (Second Edition) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Helodontidae ✝ family | listed (PBDB) | 22 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 260 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2006 | Helodontiformes Nelson p. 43 |
| 2011 | Helodontiformes Long p. 242 |
References
| Long J. A. (2011) , The Rise of Fishes: 500 Million Years of Evolution (Second Edition), 1-287 |
| Nelson J. S. (2006) , Fishes of the world, 4th edition, 1-601 |
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!
