''Ozarkodina'' is an extinct genus of

conodont Conodonts (Greek ''kōnos'', "cone", + ''odont'', "tooth") are an extinct group of agnathan (jawless) vertebrates resembling eels, classified in the class Conodonta. For many years, they were known only from their tooth-like oral elements, which ...

s in the family

Spathognathodontidae Spathognathodontidae is an extinct conodont family ranging from the Silurian to the Devonian.On Classification of Pridoli (Silurian)-Lochkovian (Devonian) Spathognathodontidae (Conodonts). Murphy M.A., Valenzuela-Ríos J.I. and Carls P., 2004, Un ...

Use in stratigraphy

''Ozarkodina snajdri'' forms a subdivision of the '' Pseudomonoclimacis'' latilobus graptolite zone in the Burgsvik beds Silurian formation in Sweden. An ''Ozarkodina snajdri crispa'' zone has also been identified in the Wills Creek in Virginia. ''Ozarkodina derenjalensis'' is found in the Silurian of the Niur Formation in Iran.A new early Silurian prioniodontid conodont with three P elements from Iran and associated species. Peep Männik, C. Giles Miller and Vachik Hairapetian, Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2015, volume 60, issue 3, pages 733–746, The

Kellwasser event The Late Devonian extinction consisted of several extinction events in the Late Devonian Epoch, which collectively represent one of the five largest mass extinction events in the history of life on Earth. The term primarily refers to a major exti ...

in the Devonian which saw the extinction of all ''Ozarkodina'' species is reported in the

list of Global Boundary Stratotype Sections and Points This is a list of Global Boundary Stratotype Sections and Points. Since 1977, Global Boundary Stratotype Sections and Points (abbreviated GSSPs) are internationally agreed upon reference points on stratigraphic sections of rock which define the ...

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.org (retrieved 30 April 2016) Ozarkodinida genera Devonian conodonts Devonian extinctions Paleozoic life of Ontario Paleozoic life of the Northwest Territories Paleozoic life of Nunavut Paleozoic life of Quebec Paleozoic life of Yukon {{Conodont-stub