Longodus
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Family: | Longodidae Märss, 2006
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Genus: | Longodus Märss, 2006
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Species: | L. acicularis
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Longodus acicularis Märss, 2006 [1]
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Longodus is an extinct genus of thelodont, placed in its own family[1][2] – Longopdidae – which existed in what is now Estonia during the Ludlow epoch of the upper Silurian period.[3] The type and only species is Longodus acicularis.[1][3]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c T. Märss (2006). "Thelodonts (Agnatha) from the basal beds of the Kuressaare Stage, Ludlow, Upper Silurian of Estonia" (PDF). , Geology. 55 (1): 43–66.
- ^ Mark V. H. Wilson & Tiiu Märss (2009). "Thelodont phylogeny revisited, with inclusion of key scale-based taxa" (PDF). . 58 (4): 297–310. doi:10.3176/earth.2009.4.08.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Märss, T., Turner, S. & Karatajūte-Talimaa, V. 2007. "Thelodonti". In H.P. Schultze (ed.). Agnatha II (PDF). 1B. Verlag Dr. Friedrich Pfeil, München. p. 143.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
Categories:
- Silurian jawless fish
- Thelodonti genera
- Monotypic fish genera
- Fossils of Estonia
- Prehistoric jawless fish stubs
- Silurian animal stubs