''Halorites'' is an extinct genus of Triassic
ammonoids
Ammonoids are a group of extinct marine mollusc animals in the subclass Ammonoidea of the class Cephalopoda. These molluscs, commonly referred to as ammonites, are more closely related to living coleoids (i.e., octopuses, squid and cuttlefish) ...
belonging to the family
Haloritidae
The Haloritidae is a family of subglobular, involute, Triassic ammonoids belonging to the ceratitid superfamily Tropitoidea. Their shells may be smooth or may have ribs that cross or are interrupted on the venter, and may have nodes. Keels and ven ...
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Fossil record
This genus is known in the fossil record of the Triassic
The Triassic ( ) is a geologic period and system which spans 50.6 million years from the end of the Permian Period 251.902 million years ago ( Mya), to the beginning of the Jurassic Period 201.36 Mya. The Triassic is the first and shortest period ...
(from about 212 to 205.6 million years ago). Fossils of species within this genus have been found in Indonesia, Canada, India, Oman, Tajikistan and United States.[
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Bibliography
* Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L, Ammonoidea. R. C. Moore (ed). Geological Society of America and Univ of Kansas press, 1957
*Arkell ''et al.'', 1957. Mesozoic Ammonoidea, Systematic Descriptions. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology Part L, Ammonoidea. Geol Soc of Amer. and Univ Kans. Press. L199
See also
* List of ammonite genera
This list of ammonites is a comprehensive listing of genera that are included in the subclass † Ammonoidea, excluding purely vernacular terms. The list includes genera that are commonly accepted as valid, as well those that may be invalid or do ...
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Fossiles du Permien e du Trias
Haloritidae
Ceratitida genera
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