Biology:Ataxioceratidae

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Short description: Extinct family of molluscs

Ataxioceratidae
Temporal range: from Jurassic to Cretaceous, 160–140.2 Ma
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Ataxioceratidae - Lithacoceras achilles.JPG
Fossil of Lithacoceras achilles from France, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: †Ammonoidea
Order: †Ammonitida
Superfamily: †Perisphinctoidea
Family: †Ataxioceratidae
Buckman 1921

Ataxioceratidae is an extinct Ammonite cephalopod family included in the superfamily Perisphinctoidea. These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.[1]

Genera

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Distribution

Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Cretaceous of Yemen, as well as in Jurassic sediments of Antarctica, Argentina, Canada, China, Cuba, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Iran, Italy, Madagascar, Nepal, Somalia, Spain, United States.[1]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Paleobiology Database - Ataxioceratidae". http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=91704&is_real_user=1. Retrieved 2017-10-19. 

Wikidata ☰ Q18378158 entry




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