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Dinodus

Conodonta - Ozarkodinida

Taxonomy
Dinodus was named by Cooper (1939).

It was assigned to Elictognathidae by Sweet (1988); to Mesotaxidae by Dzik (1991); and to Polygnathacea by Donoghue et al. (2008).

Species lacking formal opinion data

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1939Dinodus Cooper
1988Dinodus Sweet
1991Dinodus Dzik
2008Dinodus Donoghue et al. pp. Figure 13

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumConodontophorida()
RankNameAuthor
classConodonta
orderOzarkodinidaDzik 1976
suborderOzarkodininaDzik 1976
superfamilyPolygnathaceaBassler 1925
genusDinodusCooper 1939

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. †Dinodus Cooper 1939
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: hydroxyapatitec
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: nektonicc
Diet: carnivorec
Vision: well-developedc
Created: 2005-02-03 07:48:42
Modified: 2010-02-12 04:00:46
Source: c = class
Reference: Aberhan 1992

Age range: base of the Givetian to the top of the Hastarian or 387.70000 to 353.80000 Ma

Collections (10 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Givetian387.7 - 382.7China (Guangxi) D. primus (13161 13163)
Late/Upper Famennian364.7 - 360.7Germany D. wilsoni (181336)
Hastarian358.9 - 353.8China (Guizhou) D. fragosus (218968 218970) D. fragosus, D. leptus (218945 218946 218947)
Tournaisian358.9 - 346.7China (Guangxi) D. fragosus, D. wilsoni (12493)
Carboniferous - Visean358.9 - 330.9China (Guangxi) D. fragosus, D. wilsoni (12452)