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After a lot of research, I made this family tree for all of Cephalopoda. I have posted major resources below. Dates and lots of other stuff: https://paleobiodb.org/#/ Mass Extinction events https://samnoblemuseum.ou.edu/understanding-extinction/mass-extinctions/end-ordovician-extinction/ https://samnoblemuseum.ou.edu/understanding-extinction/mass-extinctions/late-devonian-extinctions/ Ammonoid classification: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/292489944_Fossil_Focus_Ammonoids Extinction of the Goniatites: https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/121018-triassic-extinctions-hot-global-warming-science-environment Evolution of non-octobranchian coleoids: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/257132699_Longibelus_gen_nov_A_new_Cretaceous_coleoid_genus_linking_Belemnoidea_and_early_Decabrachia Evolution of octobranchians: https://static-content.springer.com/esm/art%3A10.1038%2Fs41467-022-28333-5/MediaObjects/41467_2022_28333_MOESM1_ESM.pdf https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-28333-5 Extinction of the Ellesmocerids: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/j.1475-4983.2007.00644.x Early Spirulids; https://www.researchgate.net/publication/325588476_An_Early_Triassic_gladius_associated_with_soft_tissue_remains_from_Idaho_USA-a_squid-like_coleoid_cephalopod_at_the_onset_of_Mesozoic_Era And here is the family tree:

Vampire squid ancestor died in 'eternal embrace' with its dinner The Jurassic predator and prey suffocated together underwater https://www.livescience.com/jurassic-predator-prey-suffocated.html https://unfoldtimes.com/vampire-squid-ancestor-died-in-eternal-embrace-with-its-dinner/ The open access paper is: Klug, C., Schweigert, G., Fuchs, D. and De Baets, K., 2021. Distraction sinking and fossilized coleoid predatory behaviour from the German Early Jurassic. Swiss Journal of Palaeontology, 140(1), pp.1-12. https://sjpp.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s13358-021-00218-y Yours, Paul H.

Shedding new light on the evolution of the squid University of Bristol, February 28, 2017 https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2017/02/170228222814.htm The paper is: Tanner, A.R., Fuchs, D., Winkelmann, I.E., Gilbert, M.T.P., Pankey, M.S., Ribeiro, Â.M., Kocot, K.M., Halanych, K.M., Oakley, T.H., da Fonseca, R.R. and Pisani, D., 2017, March. Molecular clocks indicate turnover and diversification of modern coleoid cephalopods during the Mesozoic Marine Revolution. In Proc. R. Soc. B (Vol. 284, No. 1850, p. 20162818). The Royal Society. http://rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/284/1850/20162818 PDF files: https://curis.ku.dk/ws/files/180602001/Tanner_2017_Molecular_clocks.pdf http://b3.ifrm.com/30233/130/0/p3002384/Molecular_clocks_indicate_turnover_and_diversification_of_modern_coleoid_cephalopods_during_the_Mesozoic_Marine_Revolution.pdf http://static-curis.ku.dk/portal/files/180602001/Tanner_2017_Molecular_clocks.pdf A related paper is: Clements, T., Colleary, C., De Baets, K. and Vinther, J., 2017. Buoyancy mechanisms limit preservation of coleoid cephalopod soft tissues in Mesozoic Lagerstätten. Palaeontology, 60(1), pp. 1-14. http://www.bristol.ac.uk/earthsciences/people/jakob-vinther/pub/94029132 PDF files: https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/efc5/e8c2e2e3eda2561feb1e4234afe2b7a4e254.pdf https://www.researchgate.net/publication/312524043_Data_from_Buoyancy_mechanisms_limit_preservation_of_coleoid_cephalopod_soft_tissues_in_Mesozoic_Lagerstatten_Dryad_Digital_Repository https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kenneth_De_Baets https://research-information.bristol.ac.uk/files/107708089/Clements_et_al_2017_Palaeontology.pdf Yours, Paul H.

Extremely rare, I never thought I'd get the chance to acquire one of these so I was very pleased when one came up for sale. Chitinobelus acifer Fischer 1981, a belemnite (or possibly belemnotheutid) whose rostrum was originally composed of aragonite with organic material. As a result, it's preserved as a compressed organic film with the aragonite lost to diagenesis. Belemnites are nearly always mostly calcite (largely thought to be primary) and preserve 3D in all sorts of rock. There is argument (quite complex) over whether this is an unusual aragonitic belemnite or something a bit different. There are prominent striations which are similar to those in the "normal" belemnite, Salpingoteuthis. From the Jurassic, Lower Toarcian Posidonienschiefer of Zell (not far from Holzmaden, Germany). As far as I know, this is the only locality it's been found. Phragmocone chambers just visible.