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Dimeroceratidae ✝
| Description | Dimeroceratidae is one of three families in the Dimeroceratoidea, a goniatid superfamily included in the Ammonoidea; extinct shelled cephalopods with adorally convex septa and usually narrow ventro-marginal siphuncles. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimeroceratidae, 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 : Dimeroceratidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Goniatitida : Dimeroceratidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Dimeroceratidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 376 - 371 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 145 - 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | fast-moving (based on Ammonoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Cephalopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Ammonoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Goniatitida) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | A. Hyatt. 1884. Genera of fossil cephalopods. Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History 22:253-338 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dimeroceratidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Dimeroceratinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 32 | 376 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 371 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Paratornoceratinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 35 | 376 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 371 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Sinotitinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 5 | 376 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Acrimeroceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Dimeroceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 31 | 376 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 371 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | |
| Paratornoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 35 | 376 Ma Late/Upper Devonian | 371 Ma Late/Upper Devonian |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1884 | Dimeroceratidae Hyatt |
| 2006 | Dimeroceratidae Korn |
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!
