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Tissotiidae ✝
| Description | Tissotiidae is a family of ammonites (Ammonitina) belonging to the Acanthoceratoidea. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tissotiidae, 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 : Tissotiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Tissotiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Tissotiidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 93.9 - 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 86.3 - 83.6 Ma Late/Upper 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) | A. Parnes. 1964. Coniacian ammonites from the Negev (Southern Israel). Geological Survey of Israel, Bulletin (39):1-41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tissotiidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Hemitissotiinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Glebosoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Heterotissotia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Metatissotia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 24 | 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Paratissotia ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Tissotia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 28 | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Tissotioides ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 14 | 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 89.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1900 | Tissotiidae Hyatt |
| 1984 | Tissotiidae Kennedy p. 122 |
| 1995 | Tissotiidae Kennedy p. 423 |
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!
