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359 / Paleozoic
Fedexia
Fedexia striegeli
An elongated nostril region may reflect life in drier upland settings.
View original image · 1600 × 1067- Time range
- About 300 million years ago
- Final stage
- End of the Carboniferous
- Geographic range
- Seasonal woodland and streams · Pennsylvania, USA
01 / DEFINITION & ECOLOGY
What was Fedexia?
Fedexia (Fedexia striegeli) was an extinct organism known from About 300 million years ago, with a range in Seasonal woodland and streams · Pennsylvania, USA.
Life and ecology
Fedexia was a sturdy-limbed trematopid relative that spent more time on land than many amphibians.
02 / DISAPPEARANCE
Why did Fedexia disappear?
Rainforest fragmentation and turnover on land are possible context; the fossil record does not establish why the genus disappeared.
03 / EVIDENCE
How do scientists know about Fedexia?
A well-preserved skull reveals the nasal, ear and tooth regions; the body follows close relatives.
04 / SOURCES & FURTHER READING
Check the source record
Use the scientific name to compare taxonomy, occurrence records and the fossil record. Database coverage and classifications may differ.
05 / REVISION HISTORY
How has this record changed?
- Rewrote an extinction cause that presented environmental or faunal turnover as established; it is now given as context the record does not prove.
- Verified authoritative entity sources and added three responsive reconstruction sizes.
- Initial bilingual species record published.
06 / CORRECTIONS & ADDITIONS