Araxoceratidae
| Araxoceratidae Temporal range: Permian - Early Triassic | |
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| Various species of Araxoceras | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Ammonoidea |
| Order: | Ceratitida |
| Suborder: | Paraceltitina |
| Superfamily: | Otocerataceae |
| Family: | Araxoceratidae Ruzhencev 1959 |
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Araxoceratidae is an extinct family of ceratitid ammonite cephalopods that were found throughout the world. They arose during the Permian and died out during the early Triassic. The species of the genus Araxoceras are used as markers for various Permian epochs.
References
- The Paleobiology Database Accessed on 9/24/07