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Nezzazatidae ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Foraminifera : Globothalamea : Lituolida : Nezzazatidae | |||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Foraminifera : Nezzazatidae | |||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Nezzazatidae | |||||||||||||||||||||
Name Published In | Hamaoui, M.; Saint-Marc, P. (1970). Microfaunes et microfaciès du Cénomanien du Proche-Orient. Bulletin des Centres de Recherches Exploration-Production Elf Aquitaine. 4: 257-352. | |||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 136 - 130 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary (based on Foraminifera) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | detritivore (based on Textulariina) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | agglutinated (based on Textulariina) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | W. Kiessling. 2003. Personal data. |
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Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Nezzazatinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Antalyna ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Biplanata ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 14 | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Coxites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Demirina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Lupertosinnia genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Merlingina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Nezzazata ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 60 | 133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Nezzazatinella ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 40 | 136 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
Pyrenina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Rabanitina ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Sirelina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Tekkeina genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Trochospira ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 6 | 105 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1970 | Nezzazatidae Hamaoui and Saint-Marc |
2003 | Nezzazatidae Kiessling |
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!