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Phytomastigophora
Source Data |
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Rank | order (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Heterokontophyta : Chrysophyceae : Phytomastigophora | |||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extant | |||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 15 | |||||||||||||||
Extant Size (PBDB) | 3 (20%) | |||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 83.6 - 72.1 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||
Motility | passively mobile (based on Chrysophyceae) | |||||||||||||||
Diet | photoautotroph (based on Chrysophyceae) | |||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | silica (based on Chrysophyceae) | |||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | C. Cervato. 2005. personal opinion. |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Dictyochaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 83 | 83.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 0 Ma Extant |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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2005 | Phytomastigophora Cervato |
References
Cervato C. (2005) personal opinion. |
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!