Arianagnathus

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Arianagnathus
Temporal range: Silurian
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Arianagnathus
Type species
Arianagnathus jafariani
Species
  • Arianagnathus jafariani

Arianagnathus is an extinct genus of conodonts, possibly in the family Balognathidae. The type species A. jafariani is from the Silurian Niur Formation in Iran. [1]

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References

  1. Männik, Peep; Miller, Giles; Hairapetian, Vachik (2013). "A new early Silurian prioniodontid conodont with three P elements from Iran and associated species". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica. 60 (3): 733–746. doi: 10.4202/app.00003.2013 .