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Skolithos ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Skolithos | |||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | |||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 635 - 541 Ma Neoproterozoic | |||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 0.13 - 0.01 Ma Pleistocene | |||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | R. E. Plotnick. 2006. Names of marine ichnofossil genera. | |||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Skolithos bulbus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 530 Ma Cambrian | 516 Ma Cambrian | |
| Skolithos linearis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 541 Ma Cambrian | 0.13 Ma Pleistocene | |
| Skolithos magnus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
| Skolithos verticalis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1840 | Skolithos Haldemann |
| 1966 | Skolithos Vyalov p. 72 |
| 1975 | Skolithos Hantzschel |
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!
