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Loxodus
Classification
Phylum:
Conodonta
Class:
Conodonta
Order:
Conodontophorida
Superfamily:
Conodontophorida - SuperFamily Unknown
Family:
SuperFamily Unknown - Family Unknown
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Loxodus FURNISH, 1938, p. 338
Type Species:
L. bransoni, OD
Images
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Fig. 118, 4. *L. bransoni, Oneota Dol., USA (Iowa), 4a, ant. part of element, lat. view, X48, 4 b, c, lat. views, X25, X48 (Hass, 1962).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
N.Am.-Asia (Sib.)
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
L.Ord.
Beginning International Stage:
Tremadocian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
486.85
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
L.Ord.
Ending International Stage:
Floian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
471.26
Description
Elements lamellar, segminate, strongly compressed laterally, highest anteriorly, denticulate, without distinct cusp. Denticles relatively short, confluent along most of element length, about equal in size. Basal cavity narrow but slightly expanded at anterior end. [Loxodus elements are not known to be associated with other ramiform or pectiniform elements that might be parts of the same apparatus.]
References
Furnish, W. M., 1938, Conodonts from the Prairie du Chien (Lower Ordovician) beds of the upper Mississippi Valley: J. Paleontol., v. 12, p. 318- 340, 2 text-fig., pl. 41, 42.
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Conodonta
Class:
Conodonta
Order:
Conodontophorida
Superfamily:
Conodontophorida - SuperFamily Unknown
Family:
SuperFamily Unknown - Family Unknown
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Loxodus FURNISH, 1938, p. 338
Type Species:
L. bransoni, OD
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 118, 4. *L. bransoni, Oneota Dol., USA (Iowa), 4a, ant. part of element, lat. view, X48, 4 b, c, lat. views, X25, X48 (Hass, 1962).
Synonyms
Geographic Distribution
N.Am.-Asia (Sib.)
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
L.Ord.
Beginning International Stage:
Tremadocian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
486.85
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
L.Ord.
Ending International Stage:
Floian
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
471.26
Description
Elements lamellar, segminate, strongly compressed laterally, highest anteriorly, denticulate, without distinct cusp. Denticles relatively short, confluent along most of element length, about equal in size. Basal cavity narrow but slightly expanded at anterior end. [Loxodus elements are not known to be associated with other ramiform or pectiniform elements that might be parts of the same apparatus.]
References
Furnish, W. M., 1938, Conodonts from the Prairie du Chien (Lower Ordovician) beds of the upper Mississippi Valley: J. Paleontol., v. 12, p. 318- 340, 2 text-fig., pl. 41, 42.