''Paracordylodus'' 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 clade Prioniodontida, also known as the "complex conodonts". The species ''P. gracilis'' has been recovered from the chert of the

Narooma Terrane {{Use dmy dates, date=September 2020 The Narooma Accretionary Complex or Narooma Terrane is a geological structural region on the South Coast (New South Wales), south coast of New South Wales, Australia that is the remains of a subduction zone or a ...

, a geological structural region on the south coast of

New South Wales ) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , es ...

, Australia.

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.org (retrieved 11 May 2016) Prioniodontida genera Ordovician conodonts Early Ordovician animals Fossil taxa described in 1971 {{conodont-stub