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Oryctoantiquus

Source Data
SourceIDLink
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)1076244https://www.gbif.org/species/1076244
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)193428https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=193428
Rankgenus
Taxonomy (GBIF)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Dynastidae : Oryctoantiquus
Taxonomy (PBDB)Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Scarabaeidae : Oryctoantiquus
Taxonomic Status (GBIF)accepted
Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)
RankNameAuthor
-Eukaryota
-OpisthokontaCavalier-Smith 1987
kingdomAnimalia
-Bilateria
-EubilateriaAx 1987
-ProtostomiaGrobben 1908
-Ecdysozoa
-Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
subphylumMandibulata
-Pancrustacea
superclassHexapodaLatreille 1825
-CercofilataKukalová-Peck 1987
classInsectaLinnaeus 1758
-Dicondylia
-ParanotaliaSroka et al. 2014
subclassPterygotaBrauer 1885
-NeopterygotaCrampton 1924
infraclassNeopteraMartynov 1923
-Holometabola
-Aparaglossata
-ColeopteridaKukalová-Peck and Lawrence 2004
orderColeopteraLinnaeus 1758
suborderPolyphagaEmery 1886
infraorderScarabaeiformiaCrowson 1960
superfamilyScarabaeoideaLatreille 1802
familyScarabaeidaeLatreille 1802
subfamilyDynastinaeMacLeay 1819
genusOryctoantiquusRatcliffe & D.Smith 2005
Scientific NameOryctoantiquus Ratcliffe & D.Smith, 2005
Name Published InColeopterists Bulletin 59: -. [127-135]
Opinions (PBDB)
NameRankOpinionEvidenceAuthor
Oryctoantiquusgenusbelongs to Dynastinaestated with evidenceRatcliffe and Smith, 2005
Status (PBDB)extinct
Taxon Size (PBDB)2
First Recorded Appearance48.6 - 37.2 Ma
Eocene
Last Recorded Appearance48.6 - 37.2 Ma
Eocene
Environmentterrestrial (based on Insecta)
Motilityactively mobile (based on Arthropoda)
Taphonomychitin (based on Insecta)
Primary Reference (PBDB)B. C. Ratcliffe and D. M. Smith. 2005. Oryctoantiquus borealis name, in Oryctoantiquus borealis, new genus and species from the Eocene of Oregon, U.S.A., the world's oldest fossil dynastine and largest fossil scarabaeid (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin 59(1):127-135

Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

NameStatusCommon Name(s)Fossil OccurrencesOldestYoungest
Oryctoantiquus borealis
species
accepted (GBIF)
listed (PBDB)
148.6 Ma
Eocene
48.6 Ma
Eocene

Synonymy List

YearName and Author
2005Oryctoantiquus Ratcliffe and Smith p. 128

References

Ratcliffe B. C., Smith D. M. (2005) Oryctoantiquus borealis name, in Oryctoantiquus borealis, new genus and species from the Eocene of Oregon, U.S.A., the world's oldest fossil dynastine and largest fossil scarabaeid (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae), The Coleopterists Bulletin 59 1, 127-135
SN2000: Brands, S. J. (compiler) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Coleopterists Bulletin 59: -. [127-135] - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
Ratcliffe, B.C.; Smith, D.M.; Erwin, D. (2005). Oryctoantiquus borealis, new genus and species from the Eocene of Oregon, U.S.A., the world's oldest fossil dynastine and largest fossil scarabaeid (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Dynastinae). Coleopterists Bulletin, 59 (1), 127-135 - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera
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!
 
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