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Liparoceratidae ✝
| Description | Liparoceratidae is a family of eoderoceratoidean ammonites from the Lower Jurassic that combines genera with a variety of forms including dimorphs that change from one form to another during ontogeny. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liparoceratidae, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | family | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Liparoceratidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Liparoceratidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Liparoceratidae | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Bull. Mus. comp. Zool., 1: 80 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 51 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 201 - 190 Ma Early Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 186 - 174 Ma Jurassic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | B. Géczy and C. Meister. 1998. Les ammonites du Domérien de la montagne du Bakony (Hongrie). Revue de Paléobiologie 17(1):69-161 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liparoceratidae |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Liparoceratinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | ||||
| Aegoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 138 | 201 Ma Early Jurassic | 187 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Androgynoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 98 | 191 Ma Early Jurassic | 190 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Beaniceras genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Liparoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 157 | 191 Ma Early Jurassic | 186 Ma Early Jurassic | |
| Vicininodiceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 197 Ma Early Jurassic | 190 Ma Early Jurassic | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1867 | Liparoceratidae Hyatt |
| 1996 | Liparoceratidae Smith and Tipper p. 52 |
| 1998 | Liparoceratidae Blau p. 230 |
| 1998 | Liparoceratidae Géczy and Meister |
| 2006 | Liparoceratidae Hillebrandt p. 112 |
| 2012 | Liparoceratidae Meister et al. p. 426 |
| 2013 | Liparoceratidae Howarth p. 55 |
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!
