Proconodontus is an extinct genus of conodonts in the monotypic family Proconodontidae.[1] The specimens are found in Cambrian formations.[2][3][4]

Proconodontus
Temporal range: Cambrian
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Conodonta
Order: Proconodontida
Family: Proconodontidae
Lindström, 1970
Genus: Proconodontus
Miller, 1969
Species
  • Proconodontus carinatus
  • Proconodontus gallatini
  • Proconodontus muelleri
  • Proconodontus notchpeakensis
  • Proconodontus posterocostatus
  • Proconodontus serratus
  • Proconodontus tenuiserratus
  • Proconodontus transitans

References

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  1. ^ A suprageneric taxonomy of the conodonts. Maurits Lindström, Lethaia, October 1970, Volume 3, Issue 4, pages 427–445, doi:10.1111/j.1502-3931.1970.tb00834.x
  2. ^ Zona de Proconodontus tenuiserratus (Conodonta), Cambrico superior, Formación La Cruz, Mendoza, Argentina. S Heredia, Ameghiniana, 2013
  3. ^ The early Cambrian Proconodontus Fossils in Akesu-Wushen area, Xinjiang, and their geologic significance. Y Sao, G Linzhi, Institute of Geology Chinese Academy of Geological Sciences, 1992
  4. ^ Late Cambrian euconodonts from Sweden. Hubert Szaniawski and Stefan Bengtson, 1998, Proceedings of the Sixth European Conodont Symposium (ECOS VI), Palaeontologia Polonica 58, 7-29 (pdf, retrieved 2 June 2016)
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