Diplomoceratidae Explained

Diplomoceratidae is a family of ammonites included in the order Ammonitida. Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Cretaceous sediments (age range: from 99.7 to 66.043 million years ago).^[1] Studies of Diplomoceras suggest that members of this family could reach lifespans of over 200 years.^[2]

Genera

• Chesapeakella Kennedy and Cobban, 1993
• Diplomoceras Hyatt, 1900
• Glyptoxoceras Spath, 1925
• Neancyloceras Spath, 1926
• Scalarites Wright and Matsumoto, 1954
• Neoglyptoxoceras Collignon, 1969
• Phylloptychoceras Spath, 1953
• Oxybeloceras Hyatt, 1900
• Polyptychoceras Yabe, 1927
• Pseudoxybeloceras Wright and Matsumoto, 1954
• Solenoceras Conrad, 1860

Notes and References

1. https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=95939 Paleobiology database
2. News: Sullivan. Rory. 4 November 2020. Large squid-like creature that looked like a giant paperclip lived for 200 years — 68 million years ago. The Independent. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201104171127/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/long_reads/science-and-technology/ancient-squid-paperclip-shell-200-year-life-b1591785.html. 4 November 2020.