Kossmaticeratidae is an extinct ammonoid family belonging to the order Ammonitida.
Subfamilies and genera
Kossmaticeratidae includes two subfamilies and eight genera:
- Kossmaticeratinae <small>Spath, 1922</small>
- Grossouvrites <small>Kilian and Reboul, 1909</small>
- Gunnarites <small>Kilian and Reboul, 1909</small>
- Kossmaticeras <small>de Grossouvre, 1901</small>
- Maorites <small>Marshall, 1926</small>
- Pseudokossmaticeras <small>Spath, 1922</small>
- Marshallitinae <small>Matsumoto, 1955</small>
- Eomarshallites <small>Medina and Rinaldi, 1986</small>
- Marshallites <small>Matsumoto, 1955</small>
- Yokoyamaoceras <small>Wright and Matsumoto, 1954</small>
Distribution
Fossils of members within this family have been found in the Cretaceous sediments of Antarctica, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Chile, France, India, Japan, Madagascar, New Zealand, South Africa, United States as well as in the Jurassic of the United Kingdom.
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