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Spathognathodus ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Spathognathodus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 458 - 445 Ma Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 303 - 299 Ma Carboniferous | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | G. A. Stepanova. 1990. Brakhiopody opornogo razreza pogranichnykh otlozhenii srednego i verkhnego Devona na vostochnom sklone Yuzhnogo Urala [Brachiopods from the reference section of the Middle/Upper Devonian boundary deposits on the eastern slope of the Southern Urals]. Ezhegodnik Vsesoyuznogo Paleontologicheskogo Obshchestva 33:79-93 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Spathognathodus asymmetricus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Spathognathodus optimus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 408 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Spathognathodus stygius ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Spathognathodus transitans ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1990 | Spathognathodus Stepanova |
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!
