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Palmatolepididae ✝
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Rank | family (PBDB) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Ozarkodinida : Palmatolepididae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 388 - 383 Ma Devonian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 365 - 359 Ma Late/Upper 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) | T. J. Suttner, E. Kido, and A. W. W. Suttner. 2017. Icriodus marieae, a new icriodontid conodont species from the Middle Devonian. Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 91:137-144 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Tripodellus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 7 | 388 Ma Middle Devonian | 365 Ma Late/Upper Devonian |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1988 | Palmatolepididae Sweet |
2017 | Palmatolepididae Suttner et al. |
References
Suttner T. J., Kido E., et al (2017) Icriodus marieae, a new icriodontid conodont species from the Middle Devonian, Palaeontologische Zeitschrift 91, 137-144 |
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!