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Scolopodus ✝
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| Rank | genus (PBDB) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Strachanognathidae : Scolopodus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 501 - 485 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 318 - 315 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) | 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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| Scolopodus giganteus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 467 Ma Middle Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Scolopodus insculptus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 8 | 472 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 453 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Scolopodus krummi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 14 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |
| Scolopodus oklahomensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 318 Ma Carboniferous | 318 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Scolopodus pseudoquadratus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Scolopodus staufferi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Scolopodus striatum ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 318 Ma Carboniferous | 318 Ma Carboniferous | |
| Scolopodus striatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 30 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | |
| Scolopodus vulgaris ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 2 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1933 | Scolopodus Harlton p. 12 |
| 1984 | Scolopodus Stouge p. 59 |
| 2002 | Scolopodus 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!
