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Psephodus β
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Cochliodontiformes : Psephodontidae : Psephodus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 359 - 345 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 254 - 252 Ma Permian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Cochliodontiformes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Cochliodontiformes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Psephodus crenulatus β species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Psephodus depressus β species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 260 Ma Permian | 260 Ma Permian | |
| Psephodus dubius β species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Psephodus indicus β species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 254 Ma Permian | 254 Ma Permian | |
| Psephodus latus β species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Psephodus levissimus β species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Psephodus lunulatus β species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Psephodus magnus β species | listed (PBDB) | 6 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 339 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Psephodus obliquus β species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Psephodus placenta β species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Psephodus politus β species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Psephodus regularis β species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Psephodus reticulatus β species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Psephodus salopiensis β species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Psephodus symmetricus β species | listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1862 | Psephodus Morris and Roberts |
| 1889 | Psephodus Woodward p. 176 |
| 1902 | Psephodus Hay p. 288 |
| 1963 | Psephodus Jordan p. 594 |
| 2002 | Psephodus Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2006 | Psephodus Nelson p. 45 |
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!
