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).[2] Studies of Diplomoceras suggest that members of this family could reach lifespans of over 200 years.[3]
| Diplomoceratidae Temporal range:
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| Scalarites scalaris | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
| Order: | †Ammonitida |
| Suborder: | †Ancyloceratina |
| Superfamily: | †Turrilitoidea |
| Family: | †Diplomoceratidae Spath, 1926 [1] |
Genera edit
- Chesapeakella Kennedy and Cobban, 1993
- Diplomoceras Hyatt, 1900
- Glyptoxoceras Spath, 1925
- Neancyloceras Spath, 1926
- Scalarites Wright and Matsumoto, 1954
- Neoglyptoxoceras Collignon, 1969
- Phylloptychoceras Spath, 1953
- Oxybeloceras Hyatt, 1900
- Polyptychoceras Yabe, 1927
- Pseudoxybeloceras Wright and Matsumoto, 1954
- Solenoceras Conrad, 1860
References edit
- ^ Spath L. F. 1926. A Monograph of the Ammonoidea of the Gault; Part VI. Palaeontographical Society London
- ^ Paleobiology database
- ^ 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.
External links edit
Media related to Diplomoceratidae at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Diplomoceratidae at Wikispecies
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