Beloceratidae

Beloceratidae
Temporal range:
Fossil of Beloceras sagittarium
Scientific classification Edit this 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

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