Schlotheimiidae Explained

Schlotheimiidae is an extinct family of cephalopods belonging to the Ammonite subclass. These cephalopods existed in the Jurassic period.

Genera

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• Angulaticeras
• Kammerkarites
• Macrogrammites
• Saxoceras
• Schlotheimia
• Waehneroceras

Distribution

Fossils of species within this family have been found in the Early Jurassic rocks of Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hungary, Indonesia, Italy, Luxembourg, Madagascar, Mexico, Russia, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States.^[1]

Notes and References

1. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=home The Paleobiology Database