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Furo ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Actinopteri : Ionoscopiformes : Furidae : Furo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 247 - 242 Ma Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 105 - 100 Ma Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Actinopterygii) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Eugnathus altus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 197 Ma Early Jurassic | 197 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Eugnathus brachilepis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Eugnathus hastingsiae ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Eugnathus hermesi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | |
| Eugnathus minor ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 197 Ma Early Jurassic | 197 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Eugnathus philpotae ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 197 Ma Early Jurassic | 197 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Eugnathus serratus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 197 Ma Early Jurassic | 197 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Eugnathus trottii ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Furo normandica ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | 183 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Furo orthostomus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 197 Ma Early Jurassic | 197 Ma Early Jurassic |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1843 | Eugnathus Agassiz p. 175 |
| 1848 | Furo Gistl |
| 1895 | Eugnathus Woodward p. 286 |
| 1967 | Furo Wenz p. 159 |
| 2002 | Furo Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!
