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Neocomites ✝
| Description | Neocomites is a genus of ammonite from the Lower Cretaceous, Berriasian to Hauterivian, and type genus for the Neocomitidae. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neocomites, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Neocomitidae : Neocomites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Neocomitidae : Neocomites | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Scientific Name | Neocomites Uhlig, 1906 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | S. B. Akad. Wiss. Wien, Math.-Naturw. Cl, 114 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 24 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 164 - 145 Ma Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 122 - 112 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | fast-moving (based on Ammonoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Cephalopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Ammonoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Ammonoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neocomites |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Neocomites (Eristavites) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 49 | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Neocomites (Neocomites) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 35 | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Neocomites (Teschenites) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 260 | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Neocomites (Varlheideites) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 31 | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Neocomites beaumugnensis ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Neocomites callidiscus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Neocomites densestriatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Neocomites drumensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Neocomites flucticulus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Neocomites jodariensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Neocomites madagascariensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Neocomites muretensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Neocomites neocomiensiformis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Neocomites neocomiensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 100 | 140 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | 133 Ma Early/Lower Cretaceous | |
| Neocomites pachydicranus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Neocomites peregrinus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Neocomites platycostatus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Neocomites praediscus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Neocomites praeneocomiensis ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | 145 Ma Late Jurassic | |
| Neocomites premolicus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Neocomites subalpinus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Neocomites subpachydicranus species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Neocomites subtenuis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Neocomites teschenensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1905 | Neocomites Uhlig |
| 1960 | Neocomites Imlay p. 213 |
| 1979 | Neocomites Wiedmann p. 285 |
| 1996 | Neocomites Reboulet p. 83 |
| 2002 | Neocomites Sepkoski, Jr. |
| 2004 | Neocomites Lukeneder p. 50 |
| 2005 | Neocomites Klein p. 304 |
| 2015 | Neocomites Zell et al. p. 39 |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
