Ozarkodina sp. 1

Männik, Peep, Miller, C. Giles & Hairapetian, Vachik, 2015, A new early Silurian prioniodontid conodont with three P elements from Iran and associated species, Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 60 (3), pp. 733-746 : 743

Ozarkodina sp. 1

Fig. 5M.

2013 Ozarkodina sp. nov. A; Männik et al. 2013: 10, fig. 4f, P1 element. Material.—P 1 element, 1 specimen from a section locat- ed about 65 km north-west of Tabas, on the eastern side of the Dahaneh-e-Kolut Gorge in the Derenjal Mountains, East Central Iran; Hill B, Unit 7 (sample S15). Distomodus staurognathoides Conodont Zone, Aeronian ?, Llandovery, Silurian.

Description.— P 1 element (Fig. 5M): Carminate, straight, laterally thickened below denticle row, with basal margin very gently curved downwards in lateral view.Anterior blade twice as long as posterior blade, bears 9 fused denticles which are posteriorly inclined near to cusp, becoming more erect distally. Cusp inclined to posterior and slightly higher than adjacent denticles. Posterior blade bears 5 denticles that become smaller and increasingly inclined towards posterior distally. Basal cavity flared more strongly on the inner side of the specimen and almost at mid-point of specimen; cavity completely filled with well preserved basal body.

Remarks.— Männik et al. (2013) suggested that this could represent a new species. As only a single P 1 element of the apparatus has been found it is not possible to discuss its relation to other species of Ozarkodina .