Beloceratidae

Family of ammonites included in the order Ceratitida

Beloceratidae
Temporal range: Devonian
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Fossil of Beloceras sagittarium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Subclass:
Ammonoidea
Order:
Agoniatitida
Suborder:
Anarcestina
Superfamily:
Beloceratoidea
Family:
Beloceratidae

Hyatt 1884

Beloceratidae is a family of ammonites included in the order Agoniatitida.

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

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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

  1. ^ a b Fossilworks
Taxon identifiers
Beloceratidae


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