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Paraplesiobatidae ✝
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| Rank | family (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Pseudopetalichthyida : Paraplesiobatidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 409 - 403 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 409 - 403 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Placodermi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Placodermi) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. Denison. 1978. Placodermi. In H.-P. Shultze (ed.), Handbook of Palaeoichthyology 2:1-128 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Paraplesiobatis ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Pseudopetalichthys ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 409 Ma Early/Lower Devonian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1940 | Paraplesiobatidae Berg |
| 1975 | Paraplesiobatidae Denison p. 23 |
| 1978 | Paraplesiobatidae Denison |
References
| Denison R. (1978) Placodermi, Handbook of Palaeoichthyology 2, 1-128 |
| Denison R. H. (1975) Evolution and classification of placodermi fishes, Brevoria 432, 1-24 |
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!
