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Beloceratidae

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Beloceratidae
Temporal range: Devonian
Fossil of Beloceras sagittarium
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Beloceratidae

Hyatt 1884

Beloceratidae is a family of ammonites included in the order Agoniatitida.

These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived in the Late Devonian period, from 379.5 to 376.1 Ma.

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Distribution

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Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Devonian sediments of Algeria, France, Germany, Morocco, Spain and United States.[1]

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