BETA TEST - Fossil data and pages are very much experimental and under development. Please report any problems
Expansograptus ✝
| Source Data |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Hemichordata : Graptolithina : Diplograptoidea : Diplograptidae : Expansograptus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 479 - 470 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 466 - 458 Ma Middle Ordovician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | passively mobile (based on Graptolithina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | blind (based on Graptolithina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | suspension feeder (based on Graptolithina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | sclero-protein (based on Graptolithina) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | P. Herranz Araújo, J. C. Gutiérrez–Marco, and A. P. Pieren Pidal, M. Robardet, M. A. San José Lancha, I. Rábano, I., G. N. Sarmiento. 2003. The Ordovician succession from the western Iberian Ranges (NE Spain): a review with new data. In G. L. Albanesi, M. S. Beresi, S. H. Peralta (eds.), Ordovician from the Andes 17:417-424 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Didymograptus (Expansograptus) validus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |
| Expansograptus abnormis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Expansograptus hirundo ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 470 Ma Middle Ordovician | 467 Ma Middle Ordovician |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
|---|---|
| 1953 | Expansograptus Bou?ek and P?ibyl |
| 1987 | Didymograptus (Expansograptus) Fortey and Owens p. 260 |
| 2015 | Expansograptus Vento et al. |
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!
