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Simoceratidae ✝
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| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Simoceratidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Simoceratidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Simoceratidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 164 - 145 Ma Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 Ammonoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | H. Leanza, A. Zeiss, and A. Cione, WC Dullo, E. Flugel, JI Carate-Zubillaga, Z. Gasparini. 1990. Upper Jurassic Lithographic Limestones from Argentina (Neuquen Basin): Stratigraphy and Fossils. Facies 22:169-186 |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Simoceratinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 39 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Hemisimoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 152 Ma Late Jurassic | 152 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Nebrodites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 62 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 152 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Simoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 26 | 164 Ma Middle Jurassic | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Veracruciceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Volanoceras ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 151 Ma Late Jurassic | 151 Ma Late Jurassic |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1924 | Simoceratidae Spath |
| 1985 | Simoceratidae Geyssant |
| 1989 | Simoceratidae Myczynski p. 101 |
| 2016 | Simoceratidae Vasicek and Skupien p. 23 |
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!
