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Icriodontidae ✝
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Icriodontidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Conodontophorida : Icriodontidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Icriodontidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 443 - 423 Ma Silurian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 365 - 359 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | B. D. E. Chatterton and D. G. Perry. 1977. Lochkovian Trilobites and Conodonts from Northwestern Canada. Journal of Paleontology 51(4):772-796 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Caudicriodus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 40 | 443 Ma Silurian | 393 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Icriodus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1,275 | 443 Ma Silurian | 365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Pelekysgnathus ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 151 | 443 Ma Silurian | 365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1957 | Icriodontidae Müller and Müller |
| 1977 | Icriodontidae Chatterton and Perry p. 792 |
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!
