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Paltodus ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Protopanderodontida : Paltodus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 485 - 485 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 419 - 411 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | C. Pander. 1856. Monographie der fossilen Fische des silurischen Systems des Russisch-Baltischen Gouvernements. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Paltodus bicostatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Paltodus canaliculatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Paltodus deltifer ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 14 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Paltodus dyscritus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 69 | 443 Ma Silurian | 426 Ma Silurian | |
| Paltodus obtusus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Paltodus rotundatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Paltodus subaequalis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |
| Paltodus truncatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Paltodus unicostatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 427 Ma Silurian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1856 | Paltodus Pander |
| 1984 | Paltodus Stouge pp. 55 - 56 |
| 2002 | Paltodus Sepkoski, Jr. |
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!
