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Megaphyllitidae ✝
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Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Megaphyllitidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Megaphyllitidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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Scientific Name | Megaphyllitidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Opinions (PBDB) |
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Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taxon Size (PBDB) | 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
First Recorded Appearance | 247 - 242 Ma Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last Recorded Appearance | 209 - 201 Ma Mesozoic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Motility | actively mobile (based on Ceratitida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Vision | well-developed (based on Cephalopoda) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Diet | carnivore (based on Ceratitida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Ceratitida) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Primary Reference (PBDB) | E. T. Tozer. 1981. Triassic Ammonoidea: Classification, evolution and relationship with Permian and Jurassic Forms. The Ammonoidea: The evolution classification, mode of life and geological usefulness of a major fossil group |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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Dobrogeites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Humboldtites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | |
Megaphyllites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 109 | 247 Ma Early/Lower Triassic | 209 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
Metasturia ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | ||||
Nitanoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 12 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | |
Ptychopopanoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) |
Synonymy List
Year | Name and Author |
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1896 | Megaphyllitidae Mojsisovics |
1971 | Megaphyllitidae Astakhova p. 79 |
1981 | Megaphyllitidae Tozer |
1994 | Megaphyllitidae Tozer p. 91 |
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!