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Epigondolella ✝
| Description | Epigondolella is an extinct genus of conodonts in the family Gondolellidae. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epigondolella, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Gondolellidae : Epigondolella | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Ozarkodinida : Gondolellidae : Epigondolella | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Epigondolella Mosher, 1968 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | J. Paleont. 42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 247 - 237 Ma Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 209 - 201 Ma Mesozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epigondolella |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Epigondolella abneptis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 45 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Epigondolella bidentata ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 64 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Epigondolella hungarica ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Epigondolella japonica ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Epigondolella mirautae ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Epigondolella mosheri ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 20 | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Epigondolella multidentata ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 11 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Epigondolella slovakensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 212 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Epigondolella truempyi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | |
| Tardogondolella mosheri species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1968 | Epigondolella Mosher |
| 2000 | Epigondolella Sansom p. 131 |
| 2002 | Epigondolella 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!
