Beloceratidae
Beloceratidae Temporal range: Devonian | |
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Fossil of Beloceras sagittarium | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Subclass: | Ammonoidea |
Order: | Ceratitida |
Suborder: | Anarcestina |
Superfamily: | Beloceratoidea |
Family: | Beloceratidae Hyatt 1884 |
Beloceratidae is a family of ammonites included in the ordery Ceratitida.
These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived in the Late Devonian period, from 379.5 to 376.1 Ma.
Genera
- Beloceras Hyatt 1884
- Eobeloceras Schindewolf 1936
- Mesobeloceras Glenister 1958
- Naplesites Yatskov 1990
Distribution
Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Devonian sediments of Algeria, France, Germany, Morocco, Spain and United States.[1]
References
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