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Scandodus ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Scandodus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 485 - 478 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 450 - 445 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | R. G. Greggs and I. J. Bond. 1971. Conodonts from the March and Oxford Formations in the Brockville Area, Ontario. Canadian Journal of Earth Sciences 8:1455-1471 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Scandodus rectus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1955 | Scandodus Lindstrom |
| 1994 | Scandodus Seo et al. |
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!
