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Morphologically distinct P1 elements of Zieglerodina (Conodonta) at the Silurian-Devonian boundary: review and correlation

Journal

BULLETIN OF GEOSCIENCES
Volume 96, Issue 3, Pages 327-340

Publisher

CZECH GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
DOI: 10.3140/bull.geosci.1822

Keywords

Silurian-Devonian boundary; conodonts; biostratigraphy

Funding

  1. Czech Science Foundation [GA17-06700S]
  2. Grant Agency of the Charles University (GAUK) [1698119]
  3. Research Plan of the Institute of Geology of the Czech Academy of Sciences [RVO67985831]
  4. Center for Geosphere Dynamics [UNCE/SCI/006]

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The research found that the P-1 elements of Zieglerodina paucidentata and Zieglerodina petrea share similar gaps in their denticulation, but the ambiguity in the diagnosis of Z. paucidentata may affect the recognition of the boundary. New geographic occurrences suggest that some specimens previously classified as Z. paucidentata or Z. cf. paucidentata might belong to other taxa, limiting their applicability for correlation of the Silurian-Devonian boundary.
The P-1 elements of the conodonts Zieglerodina paucidentata Murphy & Matti, 1982, and Zieglerodina petrea Huskova & Slavik, 2020, share similar gap in their denticulation, a characteristic easily recognizable among rather morphologically similar spathognathodontids from near the Silurian-Devonian boundary. The ambiguity in the diagnosis of Z. paucidentata (an earliest Lochkovian species) may affect precision in the recognition of the boundary. New geographic occurrences of Z. petrea in the Cellon section from the Carnic Alps, and Z. cf. paucidentata from the Atrous section in Morocco is reported. The revised data have shown that some specimens previously described as Z. paucidentata or Z. cf. paucidentata probably belong to other taxa; and therefore, their applicability for correlation of the Silurian-Devonian boundary is limited.

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