''Staurognathus'' is an extinct genus of

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, w ...

s in the family

Bactrognathidae Bactrognathidae is an extinct family of conodonts in the order Prioniodinida. Genera are '' Bactrognathus'', '' Doliognathus'', and '' Staurognathus''. References External links Bactrognathidaeat fossilworks Fossilworks is a portal whi ...

from the Middle

Dinantian Dinantian is the name of a series or epoch from the Lower Carboniferous system in Europe. It can stand for a series of rocks in Europe or the time span in which they were deposited. The Dinantian is equal to the lower part of the Mississippian ...

(Lower Carboniferous). It is a genus of multielement conodonts.Phylogeny of the Multielement Conodont Genera Bactrognathus, Doliognathus and Staurognathus. Karl M. Chauff, Journal of Paleontology, Vol. 59, No. 2 (Mar., 1985), pages 299-309
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* Prioniodinida genera Taxa named by Maurice Mehl Mississippian conodonts Fossil taxa described in 1941 {{Conodont-stub