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Oulodus ✝
| Description | Oulodus is a genus of conodonts in the family Prioniodinidae. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oulodus, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Hibbardellidae : Oulodus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Oulodus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Oulodus Branson & Mehl, 1933 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Univ. Missouri Stud., 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Opinions (PBDB) |
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 485 - 470 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 228 - 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | E. B. Branson and M. G. Mehl. 1933. Conodonts from the Bainbridge (Silurian) of Missouri. University of Missouri Studies 8:39-52 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oulodus |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Ligonodina confluens species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ligonodina petila species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Ligonodina silurica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Oulodus elegans ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 94 | 427 Ma Silurian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Oulodus equirectus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 17 | 433 Ma Silurian | 433 Ma Silurian | |
| Oulodus excavatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 122 | 439 Ma Silurian | 426 Ma Silurian | |
| Oulodus jeannae ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 32 | 443 Ma Silurian | 443 Ma Silurian | |
| Oulodus novoexcavatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 38 | 426 Ma Silurian | 426 Ma Silurian | |
| Oulodus panuarensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 33 | 458 Ma Middle Ordovician | 443 Ma Silurian | |
| Oulodus petilus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 24 | 443 Ma Silurian | 439 Ma Silurian | |
| Oulodus siluricus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 60 | 433 Ma Silurian | 419 Ma Early/Lower Devonian | |
| Oulodus walliseri ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 21 | 431 Ma Silurian | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Prioniodina excavata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Trichognathus excavata species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1933 | Oulodus Branson and Mehl |
| 2002 | Ligonodina Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2002 | Oulodus Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2008 | Oulodus Donoghue et al. p. 138 |
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!
