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Microgadus
Taxonomy
Microgadus was named by Gill (1865) [Sepkoski's age data: T Plio R Sepkoski's reference number: 560]. It is extant.
It was assigned to Gadiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Gadidae by Casier (1966), Fitch and Lavenberg (1983), Fierstine et al. (2012), Welton (2015).
It was assigned to Gadiformes by Sepkoski (2002); and to Gadidae by Casier (1966), Fitch and Lavenberg (1983), Fierstine et al. (2012), Welton (2015).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Entered
by J. Sepkoski on 2003-01-23; modified by L. van den Hoek Ostende on 2013-04-30
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1865 | Microgadus Gill |
| 1966 | Microgadus Casier p. 428 |
| 1983 | Microgadus Fitch and Lavenberg p. 512 |
| 2002 | Microgadus Sepkoski |
| 2012 | Microgadus Fierstine et al. p. 74 |
| 2015 | Microgadus Welton p. 11 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Early/Lower Eocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 56.00000 to 0.01170 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma
Collections (12 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Early/Lower Eocene | United Kingdom (England) | M. subnotus (3262) | |
| Zanclean | USA (North Carolina) | M. tomcod (52582) | |
| Piacenzian | USA (California) | M. proximus (219849) | |
| Piacenzian - Gelasian | USA (California) | M. proximus (277712) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (California) | M. sp. (65998) | |
| Chibanian | USA (California) | M. proximus (84881 226584 276728) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | USA (Oregon) | M. proximus (222407 222408 222409) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (California) | M. proximus (190889) |