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Prioniodinidae ✝
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| Rank | family (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Prioniodinidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 450 - 444 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 433 - 427 Ma Silurian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Conodonta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Conodonta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Conodonta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | hydroxylapatite (based on Conodonta) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | E. M. Danielsen and D. J. Over. 2016. Lower Silurian conodonts from the Shine Jinst region, southwestern Mongolia. Journal of Paleontology 90(1):78-91 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Pseudolonchodina ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 56 | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | 433 Ma Silurian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1925 | Prioniodinidae Bassler |
| 2016 | Prioniodinidae Danielsen and Over |
References
| Danielsen E. M., Over D. J. (2016) Lower Silurian conodonts from the Shine Jinst region, southwestern Mongolia, Journal of Paleontology 90 1, 78-91 doi:10.1017/jpa.2016.18 |
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!
