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Gracilisuggestus ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Gracilisuggestus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Chondrichthyes : Gracilisuggestus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Gracilisuggestus Johns, 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Article title: Taxonomy and biostratigraphy of Middle and Late Triassic elasmobranch ichthyoliths from northeastern British Columbia. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 251 - 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 228 - 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Chondrichthyes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Chondrichthyes) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | phosphatic (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | M. J. Johns. 1997. Systematics, in Taxonomy and Biostratigraphy of middle and late Triassic Elasmobranch Ichthyoliths from Northeastern British Columbia. Geological Survey of Canada Bulletin 502:1-238 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Gracilisuggestus triapices ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Gracilisuggestus uniapex ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1997 | Gracilisuggestus Johns p. 65 |
| 2007 | Gracilisuggestus Ivanov and Klets |
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!
