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Ellipsonodosaria ✝
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Foraminifera : Ellipsoidinidae : Ellipsonodosaria | |||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 41.3 - 38.0 Ma Eocene | |||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 33.9 - 23.0 Ma Cenozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | stationary (based on Foraminifera) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | omnivore (based on Foraminifera) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | F. R. Sullivan. 1962. Foraminifera from the type section of the San Lorenzo Formation, Santa Cruz County, California. University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 37(4):233-352 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Ellipsonodosaria alexanderi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
Ellipsonodosaria atlantisae ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene | |
Ellipsonodosaria jarvisi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Ellipsonodosaria nuttalli ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
Ellipsonodosaria recta ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | 33.9 Ma Oligocene | |
Ellipsonodosaria spinulosa ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 41.3 Ma Eocene | 41.3 Ma Eocene |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1900 | Ellipsonodosaria Silvestri |
1962 | Ellipsonodosaria Sullivan p. 278 |
References
Sullivan F. R. (1962) Foraminifera from the type section of the San Lorenzo Formation, Santa Cruz County, California, University of California Publications in Geological Sciences 37 4, 233-352 |
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!