Diplomoceras

Diplomoceras; Temporal range: Late Cretaceous,
	Life restoration of Diplomoceras around Aristonectes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Subclass:	†Ammonoidea
Order:	†Ammonitida
Suborder:	†Ancyloceratina
Family:	†Diplomoceratidae
Genus:	†Diplomoceras; Hyatt, 1900
Species[1]
	†D. cascadense Anderson, 1958; †D. cylindraceum (DeFrance, 1816); †D. jimboi Anderson, 1958; †D. mercedense Anderson, 1958; †D. mustangense Anderson, 1958; †D. oshaughnessyi Anderson, 1958; †D. vernaculare Anderson, 1958;
Synonyms
	Baculites cylindracea DeFrance, 1816;

Diplomoceras is a genus of ammonites included in the family Diplomoceratidae.[2] Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Late Cretaceous sediments (age range: Campanian-Maastrichtian).[3] Studies of Diplomoceras suggest that members of this genus could reach lifespans of over 200 years.[4]

References

F. M. Anderson. (1958). Upper Cretaceous of the Pacific Coast. Geological Society of America Memoir 71:1-378
Spath L. F. (1926). A Monograph of the Ammonoidea of the Gault; Part VI. Palaeontographical Society London
Paleobiology database
Sullivan, Rory (4 November 2020). "Large squid-like creature that looked like a giant paperclip lived for 200 years — 68 million years ago". The Independent. Archived from the original on 4 November 2020.

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[1] F. M. Anderson. (1958). Upper Cretaceous of the Pacific Coast. Geological Society of America Memoir 71:1-378

[2] Spath L. F. (1926). A Monograph of the Ammonoidea of the Gault; Part VI. Palaeontographical Society London

[3] Paleobiology database

[4] Sullivan, Rory (4 November 2020). "Large squid-like creature that looked like a giant paperclip lived for 200 years — 68 million years ago". The Independent. Archived from the original on 4 November 2020.