Cavusgnathus missouriensis Gunnell 1933 (conodont)

Conodonta - Ozarkodinida - Polygnathidae

Full reference: F. H. Gunnell. 1933. Conodonts and fish remains from the Cherokee, Kansas City, and Wabaunsee Groups of Missouri and Kansas. Journal of Paleontology 7(3):261-297

Belongs to Cavusgnathus according to F. H. Gunnell 1933

Sister taxa: Cavusgnathus gigantus, Cavusgnathus lautus

Type specimen: Its type locality is Duntile Quarry, Lane shale, which is in a Kasimovian marine shale in the Cherryvale shale Formation of Missouri

Ecology: nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at Duntile Quarry, Lane shale

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