Alternognathus

Alternognathus; Temporal range: Famennian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Infraphylum:	Agnatha
Class:	† Conodonta
Order:	† Ozarkodinida
Family:	† Elictognathidae
Genus:	† Alternognathus ; Ziegler & Sandberg, 1984
Species
	†Alternognathus beulensis; †Alternognathus regularis;

Last updated January 31, 2026

Alternognathus is an extinct conodont genus in the family Elictognathidae. An extensive study on its population dynamics and lifespan has recently been published.^[1]

References

↑ Przemysław Świś (2019). "Population dynamics of the Late Devonian conodont Alternognathus calibrated in days". Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology. in press. doi:10.1080/08912963.2018.1427088.

Important candidate sections for stratotype of conodont based Devonian-Carboniferous boundary. Willi Ziegler and Charles A. Sandberg, Courier Forschungsinstitut Senckenberg, 1984
Palmatolepis-based revision of upper part of standard Late Devonian conodont zonation. Willi Ziegler and Charles A. Sandberg, GSA Special Papers, 1984, volume 196, pages 179–194, doi : 10.1130/SPE196-p179

External links

"Alternognathus". Paleobiology Database . Retrieved 18 May 2016.

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[1] Przemysław Świś (2019). "Population dynamics of the Late Devonian conodont Alternognathus calibrated in days". Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology. in press. doi:10.1080/08912963.2018.1427088.

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