DavidRoyHunter.pdf

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The hank with patch reefs environment appanntly developed In
Pvgodus anserlnus 1:.one time and hosted a conodont fauna ,"lmHar in composition
10 the Ilelodelh_Phugmodus_PolyplacognathuS KSA, but refcrr'!d
to as the Bcl.od.. lh-PhugOlOdus Prionlodus(Balconiodus) RS.....Tn
thiS RSA,
spede' of rolyplacognall'u~ appear to have be..n replaced by forlls of
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Ilalton1odusa"dEoplacoKnathua.
5.2.2 Conoduntohndd PaLeo"cologv of the Cobbs Arm Formation.
n,,,conodontfaunaof the Co\.o\.os ... rm Fornation 1smoStcnaracter1Hically
or .. Sorth Atlantic Provbce affinity, and is r"presented
by at least )7 ",,,1 tlel".."~\t sl"'cies. flo""ver. ,"ore than 7~ ~'!rcenl of the
toralnumberof r"co"eredelclIl)ntsare represented hyonly the s i«OlOSt
abundant species: Pand:hibited hlEh frequ'lnci.,~ onl)' under crrtain
.,,,\limnDlCntal condition~. to ~'hi{"_h they nust have been ~O-Hluned SU :.s
to flourish uver th" _oy other represent,j!d conudont sp..