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Bransonelliformes ✝
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Rank | order (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Bransonelliformes | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 359 - 347 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 272 - 269 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Chondrichthyes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Chondrichthyes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | O. Hampe and A. Ivanov. 2007. Bransonelliformes - a new order of the Xenacanthimorpha (Chondrichthyes, Elasmobranchii). Fossil Record 10:190-194 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Barbclabornia ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 69 | 304 Ma Carboniferous | 279 Ma Permian | |
Bransonella ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 13 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 272 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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2007 | Bransonelliformes Hampe and Ivanov p. 193 |
2010 | Bransonelliformes Ginter et al. p. 42 |
2018 | Bransonelliformes Cuny and Stemmerik p. 50 |
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!