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Discoaster deflandrei ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Coccolithales : Coccolithaceae : Discoaster : Discoaster deflandrei | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Discoaster : Discoaster deflandrei | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Generic Name | Discoaster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Discoaster deflandrei Bramlette & Riedel, 1954 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 48.6 - 37.2 Ma Eocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 2.59 - 1.81 Ma Pleistocene | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | oceanic,oligotrophic,marine,brackish (based on Haptophyta) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | passively mobile (based on Haptophyta) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | photoautotroph (based on Haptophyta) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | low Mg calcite (based on Haptophyta) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | K. Fujioka, H. Matsuoka, and G. Kimura, A. Takeuchi, H. Matsugi, H. Okada. 1998. Age constraint on the obduction of ophiolitic rocks in the Yap Island, Philippine Sea, using nannofossils. Journal of the Geological Society of Japan 104:415-418 |
Fossil Distribution
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1954 | Discoaster deflandrei Bramlette and Riedel |
| 1998 | Discoaster deflandrei Fujioka et al. p. 417 figs. 5.8, 5.9 |
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!
