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Tenebrio Linnaeus 1758

extinction status

Paleobiology Database
extant
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/extant

Definition: This taxon is still in existence, as opposed to extinct.

Attribution: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extant_taxon

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first appearance

Paleobiology Database

56 million years ago

(max)
Paleobiology Database
eocene epoch
URI: http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/Eocene

Attribution: International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale

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last appearance

Paleobiology Database

23.03 million years ago

(min)
Paleobiology Database
oligocene epoch
URI: http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/Oligocene

Attribution: International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale

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number of fossil occurrences

Paleobiology Database

3

skeleton contains

Paleobiology Database
chitin
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_17029

Definition: An aminoglycan consisting of beta-(1->4)-linked N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues.

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