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Oistodus ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Conodontophorida : Oistodus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 488 - 479 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 450 - 443 Ma Paleozoic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Environment | marine (based on Vertebrata) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Conodontophorida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Conodonta) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Conodontophorida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Oistodus lanceolatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 35 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Oistodus minutus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Oistodus orientalis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Oistodus tablepointensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 470 Ma Middle Ordovician | 470 Ma Middle Ordovician |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2002 | Oistodus Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
| Sepkoski, Jr. J. J. (2002) A compendium of fossil marine animal genera, Bulletins of American Paleontology 363, 1-560 |
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!
