Streptognathodus


Streptognathodus is an extinct genus of conodonts from the Late Carboniferous to Early Permian.

Use in stratigraphy

Late Carboniferous

The top of the Kasimovian stage is close to the first appearance of Streptognathodus zethus. The golden spike for the Kasimovian stage has not yet been assigned.
The Kasimovian is subdivided into three conodont biozones:
The base of the Gzhelian is at the first appearance of Streptognathodus zethus. The top of the stage is at the first appearance of Streptognathodus isolatus within the Streptognathus "wabaunsensis" chronocline.
The Gzhelian stage is subdivided into five biozones, based on the conodont genus Streptognathodus:Streptognathodus wabaunsensis and Streptognathodus bellus ZoneStreptognathodus simplex ZoneStreptognathodus virgilicus ZoneStreptognathodus vitali ZoneStreptognathodus simulator Zone

Early Permian

The base of the Asselian stage is at the same time the base of the Cisuralian series and the Permian system. It is defined as the place in the stratigraphic record where fossils of the species Streptognathodus isolatus first appear. The global reference profile for the base is located in the valley of the Aidaralash River, near Aqtöbe in the Ural Mountains of Kazakhstan. The top of the Asselian stage is at the first appearance of the species Streptognathodus postfusus.
The Asselian contains five conodont biozones:
  • zone of Streptognathodus barskovi
  • zone of Streptognathodus postfusus
  • zone of Streptognathodus fusus
  • zone of Streptognathodus constrictus
  • zone of Streptognathodus isolatus
The base of the Sakmarian stage is laid with the first appearance of Streptognathodus postfusus in the fossil record. A global reference profile for the base had in 2009 not yet been appointed. The top of the Sakmarian is defined as the place in the stratigraphic record where fossils of conodont species Sweetognathus whitei and Mesogondolella bisselli first appear.