Goniatitida

Goniatites are ammonoid cephalopods that form the order Goniatitida, derived from the more basal Agoniatitida during the Middle Devonian some 390 million years ago. Goniatites (goniatitids) survived the Late Devonian extinction to flourish during the Carboniferous and Permian only to become extinct at the end of the Permian some 139 million years later.

Goniatitida

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On record

Recorded, not inferred
Sits inside
AmmonoideaPBDB
Diet
carnivorePBDB, for Ammonoidea
Life habit
nektonicPBDB
Motility
fast-movingPBDB, for Ammonoidea
Vision
well-developedPBDB, for Cephalopoda
Environment
marinePBDB, for Cephalopoda

Time the record covers

At least 250 million years on record.

The record covers at least 393.47 Mya to 143.1 Mya. No occurrence read is dated outside 419.62 Mya to 137.05 Mya.

Silurian — about 0 of 8561 occurrencesDevonian — about 1247 of 8561 occurrencesDevonianCarboniferous — about 4389 of 8561 occurrencesCarboniferousPermian — about 2776 of 8561 occurrencesPermianEarly Triassic — about 2 of 8561 occurrencesMiddle Triassic — about 2 of 8561 occurrencesLate Triassic — about 9 of 8561 occurrencesLate TriassicEarly Jurassic — about 0 of 8561 occurrencesMiddle Jurassic — about 0 of 8561 occurrencesLate Jurassic — about 134 of 8561 occurrencesEarly Cretaceous — about 3 of 8561 occurrences425–415 Mya — about 0.6 occurrences415–406 Mya — about 3 occurrences406–396 Mya — about 5 occurrences396–386 Mya — about 33 occurrences386–376 Mya — about 174 occurrences376–366 Mya — about 640 occurrences366–357 Mya — about 540 occurrences357–347 Mya — about 554 occurrences347–337 Mya — about 304 occurrences337–327 Mya — about 1079 occurrences327–318 Mya — about 1352 occurrences318–308 Mya — about 295 occurrences308–298 Mya — about 690 occurrences298–288 Mya — about 451 occurrences288–278 Mya — about 823 occurrences278–269 Mya — about 618 occurrences269–259 Mya — about 540 occurrences259–249 Mya — about 310 occurrences249–239 Mya — about 3 occurrences239–229 Mya — about 9 occurrences171–161 Mya — about 1 occurrence161–151 Mya — about 114 occurrences151–141 Mya — about 20 occurrences141–131 Mya — about 2 occurrences393.47 Mya143.1 Mya425 Mya131 Mya

8,561 occurrences of Goniatitida on record, most of them in the Carboniferous. Bar height is expected occurrences, not a count: each fossil is spread across the span it is dated to, so a tall narrow bar means tight dating and a low wide one means loose.

When

8,561 occurrences

These are dates about fossils, not the animal: the record can only begin after it arose and end before it died out, so either end may reach further. Shares are expected occurrences: a fossil dated to a span is counted partly in each period it straddles. More on what this infers.

Found in

529 formations

Argiles de Teguentour — 26.51°N, 4.11°EArgiles de Teguentour — 26.69°N, 3.80°EArgiles de Teguentour — 26.61°N, 3.84°EArgiles de Teguentour — 26.93°N, 3.58°EArgiles de Teguentour — 26.59°N, 3.86°EArgiles de Teguentour — 26.50°N, 3.91°EVirgin Hills — 18.49°S, 126.96°EVirgin Hills — 18.50°S, 126.00°EVirgin Hills — 18.00°S, 126.00°EVirgin Hills — 18.00°S, 125.50°EVirgin Hills — 18.74°S, 126.08°EVirgin Hills — 18.63°S, 126.05°EVirgin Hills — 18.51°S, 125.95°EKyzyldzhilga — 37.72°N, 74.54°EKyzyldzhilga — 37.81°N, 74.53°EKyzyldzhilga — 37.80°N, 74.00°EKyzyldzhilga — 37.70°N, 74.80°EKyzyldzhilga — 37.62°N, 74.86°EKyzyldzhilga — 37.92°N, 73.67°EKyzyldzhilga — 37.80°N, 74.64°EKyzyldzhilga — 37.94°N, 74.33°EKyzyldzhilga — 38.02°N, 74.21°EKochusu — 37.80°N, 74.40°EKochusu — 37.72°N, 74.54°EKochusu — 37.80°N, 74.64°EKochusu — 37.98°N, 74.28°EKochusu — 37.62°N, 74.86°EKochusu — 37.81°N, 74.53°EKochusu — 37.94°N, 74.33°EKochusu — 38.06°N, 74.06°EKochusu — 37.95°N, 73.67°EKochusu — 38.06°N, 73.67°EKochusu — 37.80°N, 74.00°EKochusu — 38.05°N, 73.76°EKochusu — 37.70°N, 74.80°EKochusu — 37.63°N, 74.58°EKochusu — 37.89°N, 74.03°EKochusu — 37.92°N, 73.88°EKochusu — 37.74°N, 74.18°EKochusu — 38.02°N, 74.21°EGraham — 33.18°N, 98.11°WGraham — 32.72°N, 98.64°WGraham — 33.11°N, 98.60°WGraham — 33.29°N, 98.08°WGraham — 33.00°N, 98.68°WGraham — 31.39°N, 99.36°WGraham — 31.80°N, 99.10°WGraham — 32.53°N, 98.87°WGraham — 31.90°N, 99.04°WGraham — 31.45°N, 99.33°WGraham — 33.17°N, 98.15°WGraham — 33.13°N, 98.22°WGraham — 33.05°N, 98.40°WGraham — 33.12°N, 98.30°WGraham — 33.14°N, 99.18°WFayetteville — 36.06°N, 94.13°WFayetteville — 35.95°N, 93.98°WFayetteville — 35.90°N, 92.62°WFayetteville — 35.64°N, 91.51°WFayetteville — 35.89°N, 92.90°WFayetteville — 36.03°N, 92.80°WFayetteville — 36.07°N, 94.17°WFayetteville — 35.67°N, 91.66°WFayetteville — 36.03°N, 94.17°WFayetteville — 35.74°N, 91.81°WFayetteville — 35.99°N, 93.18°WFayetteville — 35.98°N, 94.36°WFayetteville — 36.13°N, 93.04°WFayetteville — 36.05°N, 93.51°WFayetteville — 35.89°N, 92.80°WFayetteville — 35.85°N, 94.44°WFayetteville — 35.75°N, 94.39°WFayetteville — 36.06°N, 94.03°WFayetteville — 36.18°N, 94.08°WChainman — 38.93°N, 115.65°WChainman — 39.25°N, 115.48°WChainman — 38.38°N, 114.95°WChainman — 39.60°N, 113.68°WChainman — 39.28°N, 113.63°WChainman — 39.22°N, 113.70°WChainman — 38.57°N, 113.95°WChainman — 38.78°N, 113.85°WChainman — 39.13°N, 115.57°WChainman — 39.00°N, 114.67°WChainman — 39.88°N, 114.38°WHare Fiord — 81.13°N, 84.33°WHare Fiord — 81.12°N, 85.02°WHare Fiord — 81.10°N, 85.12°WHare Fiord — 79.15°N, 87.05°WHare Fiord — 79.18°N, 87.00°WHare Fiord — 79.46°N, 87.18°WHare Fiord — 81.06°N, 84.48°WHare Fiord — 81.08°N, 85.22°WHare Fiord — 80.73°N, 85.68°WHare Fiord — 80.71°N, 85.87°WHare Fiord — 80.83°N, 85.07°WHare Fiord — 80.76°N, 85.52°WHare Fiord — 80.91°N, 84.25°WHare Fiord — 80.90°N, 84.18°WDružetić — 44.42°N, 19.81°EHale — 36.26°N, 93.41°WHale — 35.92°N, 94.23°WHale — 36.06°N, 94.17°WHale — 36.03°N, 93.58°WHale — 36.10°N, 93.75°WHale — 36.09°N, 94.14°WHale — 36.01°N, 94.23°WHale — 36.02°N, 93.87°WHale — 35.91°N, 93.94°WHale — 36.17°N, 93.23°WNehden — 51.44°N, 8.63°EAktasty — 50.20°N, 60.00°EAktasty — 50.37°N, 57.59°EAktasty — 50.35°N, 57.58°EAktasty — 50.30°N, 57.50°EGastrioceras cumbriense Marine Band — 53.65°N, 2.65°WGastrioceras cumbriense Marine Band — 53.58°N, 2.43°WGastrioceras cumbriense Marine Band — 53.70°N, 2.30°WGastrioceras cumbriense Marine Band — 53.72°N, 2.08°WRoad Canyon — 30.38°N, 103.16°WRoad Canyon — 30.39°N, 103.14°WRoad Canyon — 30.30°N, 103.34°WRoad Canyon — 30.35°N, 103.27°WRoad Canyon — 30.35°N, 103.24°WRoad Canyon — 30.22°N, 103.44°WRoad Canyon — 30.23°N, 103.46°WRoad Canyon — 30.30°N, 103.37°WRuddell — 35.96°N, 92.74°WRuddell — 35.74°N, 91.64°WRuddell — 35.78°N, 91.64°WRuddell — 35.77°N, 91.69°WRuddell — 35.93°N, 92.76°WRuddell — 35.81°N, 91.54°WRuddell — 35.73°N, 91.55°WBarnett — 31.06°N, 98.57°WBarnett — 31.16°N, 98.69°WBarnett — 31.06°N, 98.26°WBarnett — 31.02°N, 98.24°WBarnett — 31.01°N, 98.25°WBarnett — 30.64°N, 99.50°WBarnett — 31.48°N, 104.87°WBarnett — 30.67°N, 99.35°WBarnett — 30.64°N, 98.55°WBarnett — 31.21°N, 98.32°WSand — 50.99°N, 7.16°EDalong — 32.62°N, 105.86°EDalong — 32.65°N, 105.88°EDalong — 30.16°N, 115.14°EDalong — 24.64°N, 109.25°EDalong — 32.31°N, 105.46°EDalong — 23.77°N, 108.86°EDalong — 24.80°N, 109.44°EDalong — 30.60°N, 109.72°EDalong — 23.75°N, 109.23°EDalong — 27.25°N, 111.75°EDalong — 25.26°N, 117.17°EDalong — 26.67°N, 106.23°EDalong — 26.58°N, 106.62°EDalong — 26.54°N, 106.68°EGaptank — 30.17°N, 103.35°WGaptank — 30.35°N, 103.12°WGaptank — 30.35°N, 103.13°WGaptank — 30.50°N, 103.00°WGaptank — 30.32°N, 103.23°WGaptank — 30.40°N, 102.97°WGaptank — 30.21°N, 103.31°WLenox Hills — 30.27°N, 103.33°WLenox Hills — 30.21°N, 103.40°WLenox Hills — 30.25°N, 103.35°WLenox Hills — 30.33°N, 103.22°WLenox Hills — 30.25°N, 103.35°WLenox Hills — 30.38°N, 103.19°WBazardarian — 38.02°N, 74.21°EWord — 30.39°N, 103.18°WWord — 30.35°N, 103.30°WWord — 30.36°N, 103.28°WWord — 30.23°N, 103.44°WWord — 30.30°N, 103.38°WWitts Springs — 36.15°N, 93.00°WWitts Springs — 36.23°N, 93.31°WWitts Springs — 36.19°N, 93.20°WWitts Springs — 35.79°N, 92.87°WWitts Springs — 35.82°N, 92.81°WWitts Springs — 35.83°N, 93.13°WWitts Springs — 35.53°N, 92.00°WWitts Springs — 35.63°N, 94.42°WWitts Springs — 35.55°N, 95.15°WSkinner Ranch — 30.21°N, 103.40°WSkinner Ranch — 30.26°N, 103.35°WSkinner Ranch — 30.34°N, 103.22°WSkinner Ranch — 30.35°N, 103.21°WSkinner Ranch — 30.34°N, 103.52°WSkinner Ranch — 30.35°N, 103.28°W

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The named rock units Goniatitida has been recovered from, largest first. Drawn where the rock is now, not where it formed. 505 further formations hold fewer occurrences each and are not listed. 2,592 occurrences have no formation on record, which is common for older literature.

Goniatitida and its relatives

Carboniferous

Where Goniatitida and its relatives were recorded in the Carboniferous.

Found in the same rock

1,509 taxa

The Paleobiology Database records at least 715 sites for Goniatitida, and this reads 240 of them. The number is how many of those sites it was catalogued from too. The 24 sharing the most are listed.

This is not a list of everything alive at the time. It is only what has come out of the same ground as this animal and been written down.

Entered from

562 references

Each of the 8,561 occurrences read was entered from one of these publications, ordered by how many each accounts for. This is not a search for papers mentioning the name. 550 further references are not listed. Entries link to doi.org where the Paleobiology Database holds an identifier, and to its own record where it does not. Relayed as the Paleobiology Database holds them, not checked against what they resolve to.

Media and terms

Media content1

Picture of Goniatitida

Credit
nobody named on the record
Licence
CeCILL
Commercial use
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No 3D scan was found. Smithsonian Open Access, MorphoSource and Sketchfab were all searched.

The description on this site

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Occurrence data from the Paleobiology Database, CC BY 4.0. Hyatt 1884