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Pleuroplax ✝
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Cochliodontiformes : Cochliodontidae : Pleuroplax | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 323 - 307 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 315 - 299 Ma Carboniferous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Cochliodontiformes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Cochliodontiformes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. S. Woodward. 1889. Catalogue of the Fossil Fishes in the British Museum (Natural History) Part 1 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Pleuroplax attheyi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 323 Ma Carboniferous | 323 Ma Carboniferous | |
Pleuroplax rankinei ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 323 Ma Carboniferous | 315 Ma Carboniferous | |
Pleuroplax woodi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 323 Ma Carboniferous | 323 Ma Carboniferous |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1889 | Pleuroplax Woodward p. 173 |
1963 | Pleuroplax Jordan p. 594 |
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!