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Panderodus
A venomous Conodont from the Early Paleozoic / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Panderodus Is an extinct genus of jawless fish belonging to the order Conodonta. This genus had a long temporal range, surviving from the middle Ordovician to late Devonian.[1] In 2021, extremely rare body fossils of Panderodus from the Waukesha Biota were described, and it revealed that Panderodus had a more thick body compared to the more slender bodies of more advanced conodonts.[2] It also revealed that this conodont was a macrophagous predator, meaning it went after large prey.[2]
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A body fossil of Panderodus from the Waukesha biota | |
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Life restoration of the species Panderodus unicostatus, based on the Waukesha specimen | |
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Order: | †Panderodontida |
Family: | †Panderodontidae |
Genus: | †Panderodus Ethington, 1959 |
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†Panderodus denticulatus | |
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