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Diplomoceratidae

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Extinct family of ammonites

Diplomoceratidae
Temporal range: Cretaceous PreꞒ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scalarites scalaris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Ammonoidea
Order: Ammonitida
Suborder: Ancyloceratina
Superfamily: Turrilitoidea
Family: Diplomoceratidae
Spath, 1926

Diplomoceratidae is a family of ammonites included in the order Ammonitida. Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Cretaceous sediments (age range: from 99.7 to 66.043 million years ago). Studies of Diplomoceras suggest that members of this family could reach lifespans of over 200 years.

Genera

References

  1. Spath L. F. 1926. A Monograph of the Ammonoidea of the Gault; Part VI. Palaeontographical Society London
  2. Paleobiology database
  3. Sullivan, Rory (4 November 2020). "Large squid-like creature that looked like a giant paperclip lived for 200 years — 68 million years ago". The Independent. Archived from the original on 4 November 2020.

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Taxon identifiers
Diplomoceratidae


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