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Tibetitidae ✝
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| Rank | family | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Tibetitidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ceratitida : Tibetitidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Tibetitidae | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 96 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 242 - 237 Ma Middle Triassic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 216 - 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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| Cyrtopleuritinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 127 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Tibetitinae ✝ subfamily | listed (PBDB) | 20 | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Acanthinites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Acanthodrepanites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Ammotibetites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Anatibetites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Carinacanthites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Cyrtopleurites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 17 | 237 Ma Middle Triassic | 216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Dimorphotoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 10 | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Drepanites genus | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Gandakites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Hauerites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 13 | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Himavatites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 26 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Lanpingoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Lipuites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Mesohimavatites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 19 | 216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Metacarnites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 4 | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Metatibetites ✝ genus | doubtful (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Neohimavatites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 19 | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Neotibetites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 7 | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Nodotibetites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Oxytibetites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Palicites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Paratibetites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 8 | 232 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Prodrepanites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Pterotoceras ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | 242 Ma Middle Triassic | |
| Sirenotibetites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 2 | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Thiniites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 3 | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 222 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
| Tibetites ✝ genus | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 5 | 228 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | 216 Ma Late/Upper Triassic | |
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1900 | Tibetitidae Hyatt |
| 1981 | Tibetitidae Tozer |
| 1994 | Tibetitidae Tozer p. 184 |
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!
