Hedenstroemiidae

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Hedenstroemiidae
Temporal range: Triassic (Olenekian), 252.3–242.0 Ma [1]
Hedenstroemiidae - Hedenstroemia tscherskii.JPG
Fossil shell of Hedenstroemia tscherskii from Madagascar, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Ammonoidea
Order: Ceratitida
Superfamily: Sageceratoidea
Family: Hedenstroemiidae
Waagen, 1895

Hedenstroemiidae is an extinct family of cephalopods in the ammonoid order Ceratitida. They were nektonic carnivores.[1]

Genera

Distribution

Fossils of species within this family have been found in the Triassic of Afghanistan, Canada, Oman, Pakistan, Russia and United States.[1]

References

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