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Appalachignathus

Appalachignathus
Temporal range: Middle Ordovician
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Conodonta
(unranked): Prioniodontida
Family: Rhipidognathidae
Genus: Appalachignathus
Bergström at al. 1974
Species
  • Appalachignathus delicatulus (type)

Appalachignathus is a genus of multielement conodonts from the Middle Ordovician of North America.

The elements of Appalachignathus are amongst the first occurrences of the Ozarkodina-type feeding apparatuses.


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