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Hertzina

Classification

    Phylum:  
Conodonta
    Class:  
Conodonta
    Order:  
Paraconodontida
    Superfamily:  
Furnishinacea
    Family:  
Furnishinidae
    Formal Genus Name and Reference:  
Hertzina MÜLLER, 1959, p. 454
    Type Species:  
H. americana, OD


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Fossil Image
Fig. 64, 1. *H. americana, U.Cam. (Elvinia Z.), USA (Nev.), la, b, lat. view, transv. sec., X80 (Müller, 1959)


Synonyms



Geographic Distribution

N.Am. (Nev.-N.Y.)-Eu. (Scand.-Ger., glacial erratics)-Asia (China-Sib.-Kazakh.-S.Korea-Turkey)


Age Range

    Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:  
Cam.
    Beginning International Stage:  
Fortunian
    Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:  
0
    Beginning Date:  
538.8
    Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:  
Cam.
    Ending International Stage:  
Cambrian Stage 10
    Fraction Up In Ending Stage:  
100
    Ending Date:  
486.85


Description

Proclined coniform elements, essentially symmetrical, slender, basal cavity deep, extending nearly to tip, cusp very small, posterior face essentially flat, anterior face rounded, carinae on posterolateral edges




References



Museum or Author Information

Müller, 1959