Catenohalorites is an extinct genus of Triassic ammonoids belonging to the family Haloritidae.[1]
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Fossil shells of Catenohalorites malayicus from Triassic of Timor | |
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Genus: | Catenohalorites Tatzreiter 1980
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Species
edit- Catenohalorites alexandri Mojsisovics 1893 †
- Catenohalorites catenatus von Buch 1833 †
- Catenohalorites malayicus Welter 1914 †
Fossil record
editThis genus is known in the fossil record of the Triassic (from about 212 to 205.6 million years ago). Fossils of species within this genus have been found in Indonesia, Oman and Tajikistan.[1]
Bibliography
edit- Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L, Ammonoidea. R. C. Moore (ed). Geological Society of America and Univ of Kansas press, 1957
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