Araxoceratidae

Taxobox
name = Araxoceratidae
fossil_range = Permian - Early Triassic

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image_caption = "Araxoceras latissimum"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Mollusca
classis = Cephalopoda
subclassis = Ammonoidea
ordo = Ceratitida
subordo = Paraceltitina
superfamilia = Otocerataceae
familia = Araxoceratidae
familia_authority = Ruzhencev 1959
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision =
* Araxoceras
* Konglingites

Araxoceratidae is an extinct family of ceratitid ammonite cephalopods that were found throughout the world. They arose during the Permian and died out during the early Triassic. The species of the genus "Araxoceras" are used as markers for various Permian epochs.

References

* [http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=82317&is_real_user=1 The Paleobiology Database] Accessed on 9/24/07