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Paraceratites ✝
| Description | Paraceratites is an extinct genus of ammonite cephalopods in the family Ceratitidae. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraceratites, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Ceratitidae : Paraceratites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Ceratitidae : Paraceratites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Paraceratites Kittl, 1903 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Abh. Geol. Reichsanst. Wien, 20 (1), 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 247 - 242 Ma Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 242 - 222 Ma 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. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraceratites |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Paraceratites binodosus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
| Paraceratites brembanus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
| Paraceratites elegans ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 11 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
| Paraceratites gabbi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Paraceratites orientalis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
| Paraceratites rothi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
| Paraceratites stecki ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Paraceratites trinodosus ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 34 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1900 | Paraceratites Hyatt |
| 1914 | Ceratites (Paraceratites) Smith p. 86 |
| 1981 | Paraceratites Tozer p. 93 |
| 2002 | Paraceratites Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2018 | Paraceratites Vörös p. 52 |
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!
