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Dapsilodus ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Dapsilodontidae : Dapsilodus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Chordata : Conodonta : Belodellida : Dapsilodontidae : Dapsilodus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Dapsilodus Cooper, 1976 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | J. Paleont. 50 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 485 - 470 Ma Paleozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 419 - 411 Ma Early/Lower 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) | B. J. Cooper. 1976. Multielement Conodonts from the St. Clair Limestone (Silurian) of Southern Illinois. Journal of Paleontology 50(2):205-217 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Acontiodus hamari species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Belodus mutatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Dapsilodus hamari ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 431 Ma Silurian | |
| Dapsilodus mutatus ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 72 | 466 Ma Middle Ordovician | 426 Ma Silurian | |
| Dapsilodus praecipuus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 20 | 433 Ma Silurian | 431 Ma Silurian | |
| Dapsilodus sparsus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 433 Ma Silurian | 431 Ma Silurian | |
| Distacodus obliquicostatus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 308 | 470 Ma Middle Ordovician | 423 Ma Silurian | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1976 | Dapsilodus Cooper |
| 1994 | Dapsilodus Dzik p. 64 |
| 2002 | Dapsilodus Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2007 | Dapsilodus Agematsu et al. p. 125 |
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!
