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Multioistodus ✝
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Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Multioistodus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 479 - 468 Ma Ordovician | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 443 - 419 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 |
Fossil Distribution
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1938 | Multioistodus Cullison |
2002 | Multioistodus Sepkoski, Jr. |
2003 | Multioistodus Pyle and Barnes |
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!