Gypospirifer condor
Gypospirifer condor is an extinct species of articulate brachiopod fossils belonging to the family Trigonotretidae. They were stationary epifaunal suspension feeders.[1]
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| Fossil of Gypospirifer condor from Bolivia, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris | |
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| Suborder: | Spiriferidina |
| Superfamily: | Spiriferoidea |
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| Species: | G. condor |
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| Gypospirifer condor d'Orbigny 1842 | |
Fossils of this species have been found in the sediments of the Carboniferous and Permian ages (from 298.9 to 279.5 million years ago).[1]
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