Beloceras

Beloceras is a genus of ammonites included in the family Beloceratidae.[1] These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived in the Late Devonian period, from 379.5 to 376.1 Ma.[2]

Beloceras
Temporal range: Devonian
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Fossil of Beloceras sagittarium from Erfoud (Morocco)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Subclass:
Ammonoidea
Order:
Ceratitida
Suborder:
Anarcestina
Superfamily:
Beloceratoidea
Family:
Beloceratidae
Genus:
Beloceras

Hyatt 1884

Similar and related genera include Eobeloceras, Mesobeloceras and Naplesites.[2]

Species
  • Beloceras jorfense Korn et al. 2011
  • Beloceras petterae Yatskov 1990
  • Beloceras sagittarium Sandberger and Sandberger 1851
  • Beloceras tenuistriatum d'Archiac and de Verneuil 1842
  • Beloceras webbelense Korn et al. 2011

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Description

Beloceras species can reach a diamenter of 9–13 centimetres (3.5–5.1 in).[3][4][5] They are multilobate ammonoids, with a suture line composed up to 50 lobes.[6]

Distribution

Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Devonian sediments of Australia, France, Germany, Morocco and Spain.[2]

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References
  1. Goniat On Line
  2. Fossilworks
  3. "Paleo Passion". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-11.
  4. Valdosta
  5. Steinkern
  6. DIETER KORN, JÜRGEN BOCKWINKEL, VOLKER EBBIGHAUSEN &SONNY A. WALTON Beloceras, the most multilobate Late Devonian ammonoid
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