Mestognathidae is an extinct
conodont
Conodonts, are an extinct group of marine jawless vertebrates belonging to the class Conodonta (from Ancient Greek κῶνος (''kōnos''), meaning " cone", and ὀδούς (''odoús''), meaning "tooth"). They are primarily known from their hard ...
family in the order
Ozarkodinida
Ozarkodinida is an extinct conodont order. It is part of the clade Prioniodontida, also known as the "complex conodonts".
Name
Ozarkodinida is named after the Ozark Mountains of Missouri
Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, ...
.
Genera are ''
Laterignathus'' and ''
Mestognathus''.
References
External links
Ozarkodinida families
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