Amorphognathus is an extinct conodont genus in the family Balognathidae from the Ordovician.[1]

Amorphognathus
Temporal range: Ordovician
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Conodonta
Clade: Prioniodontida
Family: Balognathidae
Genus: Amorphognathus
Branson and Mehl 1933
Species
  • Amorphognathus lindstroemi
  • Amorphognathus ordovicicus
  • Amorphognathus quinquiradiatus
Synonyms

Balognathus Rhodes 1953

References

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  1. ^ The Ordovician zone index conodont Amorphognathus ordovicicus Branson & Mehl, 1933 from its type locality and the evolution of the genus Amorphognathus Branson & Mehl, 1933. Stig M. Bergström and Stephen A. Leslie, April 2010, Journal of Micropalaeontology, 29, pages 73-80, doi:10.1144/jm.29.1.73
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