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Ophiomorpha ✝
Source Data |
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Ophiomorpha | ||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 191 - 183 Ma Early Jurassic | ||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. E. Plotnick. 2006. Names of marine ichnofossil genera. |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Ophiomorpha gigantica ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Ophiomorpha iregulaire ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 191 Ma Early Jurassic | 191 Ma Early Jurassic |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1891 | Ophiomorpha Lundgren |
1975 | Ophiomorpha Hantzschel |
References
Plotnick R. E. (2006) Names of marine ichnofossil genera |
Hantzschel W. (1975) Miscellanea. Supplement 1. Trace Fossils and Problematica, Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, W1-W269 |
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!