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Heteromi
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| Rank | order (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Heteromi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Extant Size (PBDB) | 5 (45%) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 85.8 - 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | L. R. David. 1943. Miocene Fishes of Southern California. Geological Society of America Special Paper 43:1-187 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Hoplopleuri suborder | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant | |
| Pronotacanthidae family | listed (PBDB) | 0 Ma Extant |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1911 | Heteromi Jaekel p. 92 |
| 1963 | Heteromi Jordan p. 628 |
| 1966 | Heteromi Casier p. 169 |
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!
