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Drepanoistodus ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Drepanoistodus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Protopanderodontida : Drepanoistodus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Drepanoistodus Lindstrom, 1971 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Mem. Geol. Soc. Am, 127 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 501 - 485 Ma Cambrian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 441 - 419 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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| Drepanodus amoenus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Drepanoistodus amoenus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 9 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
| Drepanoistodus deltifer ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
| Drepanoistodus latus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Drepanoistodus suberectus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 200 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 441 Ma Silurian | |
| Oistodus suberectus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1971 | Drepanoistodus Lindstrom |
| 1984 | Drepanoistodus Stouge p. 59 |
| 2002 | Drepanoistodus Pyle and Barnes p. 61 |
| 2002 | Drepanoistodus 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!
