Dollymae

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Dollymae
Temporal range: Tournaisian
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Dollymae

Species
  • Dollymae bouckaerti
  • Dollymae hassi
  • Dollymae sagittula (type)

Dollymae is an extinct genus of conodonts.[2][3]

Use in stratigraphy[edit]

The Tournaisian, the oldest age of the Mississippian (also known as Lower Carboniferous) contains eight conodont biozones, one of which is the zone of Dollymae bouckaerti.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Conodonts from the Chappel limestone of Texas. Wilbert H. Hass, 1959
  2. ^ The origin and evolution of the middle Dinantian conodont genera Doliognathus, Dollymae, Scaliognathus, and Staurognathus, and related forms. Ronald L. Austin and Eric Groessens, Annales de la Société géologique de Belgique, Volume 95 (1972), Fascicule 2, pages 229-238 (URL, retrieved 24 April 2016)
  3. ^ Les conodontes du Tournaisien supérieur de la Belgique: note préliminaire. E Groessens, 1971, Service Géologique de Belgique

External links[edit]

  • "Dollymae" at the Encyclopedia of Life
  • "Dollymae". Fossilworks. Gateway to the Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 3 July 2016.