Douvilleiceratidae is a
family
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of
ammonite
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s. These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived in the
Cretaceous
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from 125.45 to 94.3 Ma.
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Its fossil
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s have been found in Angola, Brazil, Canada, Colombia, the Dominican Republic, France, Germany, India, Iran, Italy, Japan, Madagascar, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, Russia, the United Kingdom, United States and Venezuela.[
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Subfamilies and genera
* Cheloniceratinae Spath, 1923
** '' Cheloniceras'' Hyatt, 1903
** '' Procheloniceras'' Spath, 1923
* Douvilleiceratinae Parona and Bonarelli, 1987
** ''Douvilleiceras
''Douvilleiceras'' is a genus of ammonites from the Cretaceous, Middle to Late Cretaceous. Its fossils have been found worldwide, in Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America, North and South America.
Description
Shells of ''Douvilleiceras inaequi ...
'' Grossouvre, 1894
* Roloboceratinae Casey, 1961
** '' Roloboceras''[
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References
Ammonitida families
Ancyloceratina
Cretaceous ammonites
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