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Novixitus ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Retaria : Radiolaria : Nassellaria : Xitidae : Novixitus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 151 - 145 Ma Late Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 85.8 - 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | passively mobile (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | omnivore (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | silica (based on Radiolaria) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | D. M. Hull. 1997. Upper Jurassic Tethyan and Southern Boreal radiolarians from western North America. Micropaleontology 43(S2):1-202 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Novixitus weyli ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 109 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 85.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1977 | Novixitus Pessagno |
| 1997 | Novixitus Hull |
References
| Hull D. M. (1997) Upper Jurassic Tethyan and Southern Boreal radiolarians from western North America, Micropaleontology 43 S2, 1-202 |
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!
