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Oneotodontidae ✝
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Oneotodontidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Protopanderodontida : Oneotodontidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Oneotodontidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 501 - 485 Ma Cambrian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 450 - 443 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) | L. J. Pyle and C. R. Barnes. 2002. Taxonomy, Evolution, and Biostratigraphy of Conodonts: from the Kechika Formation, Skoki Formation, and Road River Group (Upper Cambrian to Lower Silurian). |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Colaptoconus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 17 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 479 Ma Early/Lower Ordovician | |
| Striatodontus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 12 | 485 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
| Teridontus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 124 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 450 Ma Late/Upper Ordovician | |
| Utahconus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 39 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 485 Ma Cambrian | |
| Variabiloconus ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 67 | 501 Ma Cambrian | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1980 | Oneotodontidae Miller |
| 2002 | Oneotodontidae Pyle and Barnes p. 70 |
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!
