Eotetragonites

Eotetragonites is an extinct genus of ammonite. [1]

Eotetragonites
Temporal range: Cretaceous
Fossil of Eotetragonites species
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Order:
Ammonitida †
Family:
Gaudryceratidae †
Genus:
Eotetragonites †

Eotetragonites is considered by some authors an alternative spelling of Eogaudryceras. [2]

Species

Species within this genus include: [2]

  • Eotetragonites duvali (A.V.M.D. D'Orbigny ) † [3]
  • Eotetragonites raspaili Breistroffer, 1947 † [4]
  • Eotetragonites rossmatteliformis [5]
  • Eotetragonites umbilicostriatum Collignon 1949

Fossil record

The fossil record of this genus dates back to the Cretaceous [1] (age range: from 112.6 to 99.7million years ago). Fossils of species within this genus have been found in Egypt, France, Madagascar, South Africa and United States (California). These cephalopods were fast-moving nektonic carnivores.[2]

gollark: Which numbers?
gollark: I hope 3000-series Ryzens and Navi are good.
gollark: I wonder if it's any good.
gollark: You know, the Vega 56 is about the same price, actually.
gollark: Praise supreme overlord AMD and all, but honestly their GPUs are quite meh.

See also

List of ammonite genera

References
  1. Sepkoski, Jack Sepkoski's Online Genus Database
  2. Paleobiology Database
  3. E. duvali at WMSDB - Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base
  4. E. raspaili at WMSDB - Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base
  5. Youtube
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.