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Paragoceratidae ✝
| Description | Paragoceratidae is an extinct family of ammonoids in the superfamily Dinaritoidea. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paragoceratidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Paragoceratidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Paragoceratidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Paragoceratidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 251 - 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 251 - 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | actively mobile (based on Ceratitida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Cephalopoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Ceratitida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Ceratitida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. Guex, A. Hungerbühler, and J. F. Jenks, L. O.'Dogherty, V. Atudorei, D. G. Taylor, H. Bucher, A. Bartolini. 2010. Spathian (Lower Triassic) ammonoids from western USA (Idaho, California, Utah and Nevada). Mémoires de Géologie (Lausanne) 49:1-82 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paragoceratidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Ceccaisculitoides ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
| Fengshanites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
| Isculitoides ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 26 | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
| Paragoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 9 | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 2010 | Paragoceratidae Guex et al. p. 40 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
