Platyclymeniidae

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Platyclymeniidae
Temporal range: Famennian
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Platyclymeniidae - Platyclymenia species.JPG
Fossil of Platyclymenia from Erfoud (Morocco)
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Platyclymeniidae

Wedekind 1914

Platyclymeniidae is a family of ammonites belonging to the order Clymeniida.

Contents

These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived in the Devonian period, Famennian stage (364.7 to 360.7 Ma).

Subfamilies and genera

Subfamilies and genera within the family Platyclymeniidae include: [1]

Distribution

Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Devonian sediments of Australia, China, Morocco, Poland and United States. [1]

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