<i>Neospathodus</i> and other Conodonta from the Saharonim Formation (Anisian-Ladinian) at Makhtesh Ramon, Negev, southern Israel

Benjamini, Chaim; Chepstow-Lusty, Alexander

doi:https://doi.org/10.1144/jm.5.1.67

Articles | Volume 5, issue 1

https://doi.org/10.1144/jm.5.1.67

© Author(s) 1986. This work is distributed under
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https://doi.org/10.1144/jm.5.1.67

© Author(s) 1986. This work is distributed under
the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.

Articles | Volume 5, issue 1

01 Apr 1986

| 01 Apr 1986

Neospathodus and other Conodonta from the Saharonim Formation (Anisian-Ladinian) at Makhtesh Ramon, Negev, southern Israel

Chaim Benjamini and Alexander Chepstow-Lusty

Abstract. 63 conodont elements, referred to four multielement genera (Neospathodus, Cypridodella, Ketinella and Ellisonia) were recovered from the Upper Anisian-Lower Ladinian ‘fossiliferous limestone’ member of the Saharonim Formation, Makhtesh Ramon, Israel. The new form-species Neospathodus shagami sp. nov. is here described. Together with associated conodont elements, this species appears to show a close relationship to more advanced Gondolellaceans. Absence of true platform conodonts in the studied fauna may be due to paleoecological or phylogenetic factors.