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Sphaerolepis ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Osteichthyes : Sphaerolepis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 290 - 279 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 290 - 268 Ma Permian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Osteichthyes) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | E. C. Case. 1900. The vertebrates from the Permian bone bed of Vermillion County Illinois. Journal of Geology 8:698-729 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Sphaerolepis arctata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 3 | 290 Ma Permian | 290 Ma Permian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1875 | Sphaerolepis Fritsch |
| 1900 | Sphaerolepis Case |
References
| Case E. C. The vertebrates from the Permian bone bed of Vermillion County Illinois, Journal of Geology 8, 698-729 |
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!
