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Hungaritidae ✝
| Description | The Hungaritidae comprises a family of ceratitid ammonites described in the Treatise,(Arkell et al. 1957), as involute compressed, discoidal, with keeled or sharpened venter, smooth to weakly costate. Sutures ceratitid, usually with numerous elements. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungaritidae, 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 : Hungaritidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Hungaritidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Hungaritidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 251 - 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 237 - 228 Ma Late/Upper 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) | E. T. Tozer. 1981. Triassic Ammonoidea: Classification, evolution and relationship with Permian and Jurassic Forms. The Ammonoidea: The evolution classification, mode of life and geological usefulness of a major fossil group | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungaritidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Bullatihungarites ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 19 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | |
| Gevanites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | |
| Hungarites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 75 | 251 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | |
| Iberites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | |
| Israelites ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | |
| Negebites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | |
| Nodihungarites ✝ genus | listed (PBDB) | 4 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
| Paraceratitoides ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
| Perrinoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1895 | Hungaritidae Waagen |
| 1981 | Hungaritidae Tozer |
| 1993 | Hungaritidae Brack and Rieber p. 460 |
| 1994 | Hungaritidae Tozer p. 124 |
| 2005 | Hungaritidae Pérez Valera p. 131 |
| 2018 | Hungaritidae Vörös p. 115 |
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!
