Palmatolepis

Palmatolepis
Temporal range: Late Devonian
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Palmatolepis

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Palmatolepis is an extinct conodont genus in the family Palmatolepidae. It was the most abundant genus of conodonts of the Late Devonian, disappearing during the Devonian/Carboniferous crisis.[2]

  1. ^ Zur Kenntnis der Conodonten-Fauna des europäischen Devons. 1. Die Gattung Palmatolepis. KJ Müller, 1956
  2. ^ Disparity Changes in 370 Ma Devonian Fossils: The Signature of Ecological Dynamics? Girard C and Renaud S (2012), PLoS ONE, 7(4): e36230, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0036230