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Aethesolithon ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Plantae : Rhodophyta : Florideophyceae : Corallinales : Corallinaceae : Aethesolithon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Plantae : Rhodophyta : Rhodophyceae : Corallinales : Hapalidiaceae : Aethesolithon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Aethesolithon J.H.Johnson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 23.0 - 16.0 Ma Miocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 0.13 - 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | coastal,inner shelf,marine (based on Rhodophyceae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | stationary (based on Rhodophyceae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photoautotroph (based on Rhodophyceae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | high Mg calcite,porous (based on Rhodophyceae) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. M. Martín and J. C. Braga. 1993. Eocene to Pliocene coralline algae in the Queensland Plateau (northeastern Australia). Proceedings of the Ocean Drilling Program, Scientific Results 133 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Aethesolithon guatemalaensum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Aethesolithon problematicum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 23.0 Ma Miocene | 23.0 Ma Miocene | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1964 | Aethesolithon Johnson |
References
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!
