''Amorphognathus'' is an extinct
conodont
Conodonts (Greek ''kōnos'', "cone", + ''odont'', "tooth") are an extinct group of agnathan (jawless) vertebrates resembling eels, classified in the class Conodonta. For many years, they were known only from their tooth-like oral elements, which ...
genus in the family
Balognathidae
Balognathidae is an extinct conodont family.
Genera
Genera are:
* †'' Amorphognathus''
* †'' Baltoniodus''
* †'' Birksfeldia''
* †'' Icriodella''
* †'' Notiodella''
* †'' Polyplacognathus''
* †'' Prioniodus''
* †''Promissum''
* � ...
from the Ordovician.
[The Ordovician zone index conodont Amorphognathus ordovicicus Branson & Mehl, 1933 from its type locality and the evolution of the genus Amorphognathus Branson & Mehl, 1933. Stig M. Bergström and Stephen A. Leslie, April 2010, Journal of Micropalaeontology, 29, pages 73-80, ]
References
External links
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Prioniodontida genera
Ordovician conodonts
Paleozoic life of Manitoba
Paleozoic life of the Northwest Territories
Paleozoic life of Nunavut
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