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Eotaphrus
Classification
Phylum:
Conodonta
Class:
Conodonta
Order:
Conodontophorida
Superfamily:
Conodontophorida - SuperFamily Unknown
Family:
Bactrognathodae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Eotaphrus Pierce & LANGENHEIM, 1974, p. 155
Type Species:
E. burlingtonensis, OD
Images
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Fig. 116, 6. *E. burlingtonensis, Bullion Ls., USA (Nev.), 6a-c, upper, lower, and lat. views, X40 (Pierce & Langenheim, 1974).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
N.Am.-Eu.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
L.Miss. (up.Tournais.)
Beginning International Stage:
Tournaisian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
66
Beginning Date:
351
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
L.Miss. (up.Tournais.)
Ending International Stage:
Tournaisian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
346.73
Description
Apparatus unknown. Pectiniform element segminiscaphate with distinct, low-crowned denticles, posterior cusp bladelike, basal cavity open, elongate, gradually tapering toward anterior.
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Conodonta
Class:
Conodonta
Order:
Conodontophorida
Superfamily:
Conodontophorida - SuperFamily Unknown
Family:
Bactrognathodae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Eotaphrus Pierce & LANGENHEIM, 1974, p. 155
Type Species:
E. burlingtonensis, OD
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 116, 6. *E. burlingtonensis, Bullion Ls., USA (Nev.), 6a-c, upper, lower, and lat. views, X40 (Pierce & Langenheim, 1974).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
N.Am.-Eu.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
L.Miss. (up.Tournais.)
Beginning International Stage:
Tournaisian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
66
Beginning Date:
351
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
L.Miss. (up.Tournais.)
Ending International Stage:
Tournaisian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
346.73
Description
Apparatus unknown. Pectiniform element segminiscaphate with distinct, low-crowned denticles, posterior cusp bladelike, basal cavity open, elongate, gradually tapering toward anterior.