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Curtognathus

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Curtognathus
Temporal range: 460.9–449.5 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Infraphylum: Agnatha
Class: Conodonta
Order: Prioniodinida
Family: Chirognathidae
Genus: Curtognathus
Branson & Mehl, 1933[1]
Species
  • Curtognathus cordiformis Branson and Mehl
  • Curtognathus coronata
  • Curtognathus cristatus Moskalenko, 1970[2]
  • Curtognathus ehatfieldensis (Stauffer)
  • Curtognathus elegans Moskalenko, 1970[2]
  • Curtognathus limitaris Branson and Mehl
  • Curtognathus peculiaris Branson and Mehl
  • Curtognathus robustus

Curtognathus is an extinct genus of conodonts from the Ordovician in the family Chirognathidae.

References

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  1. A study of Hinde's types of conodonts preserved in the British Museum. EB Branson and MG Mehl, University of Missouri Studies, 1933
  2. 1 2 Konodonty krivoluckogo jarusa (srednij ordovik) sibirskog platformy (The Middle Ordovician Conodonts of the Siberia Land Mass), TA Moskalenko, 1970
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  • "Curtognathus". The Encyclopedia of Life.
  • Curtognathus at fossilworks.org (retrieved 4 May 2016)