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Watznaueriales
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Chromista : Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Watznaueriales | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Haptophyta : Prymnesiophyceae : Watznaueriales | ||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | doubtful | ||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Watznaueriales | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 58 | ||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 197 - 183 Ma Early Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | P. R. Bown and J. R. Young. 1997. Mesozoic calcareous nannoplankton classification. Journal of Nannoplankton Research. 19:21-36 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Watznaueriaceae family | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 193 | 197 Ma Early Jurassic | 33.9 Ma Oligocene |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1987 | Watznaueriales Bown |
| 1997 | Watznaueriales Bown and Young |
References
| Bown P. R., Young J. R. (1997) Mesozoic calcareous nannoplankton classification., Journal of Nannoplankton Research. 19, 21-36 |
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!
