Lewesiceras
Lewesiceras is a genus of large ammonites belonging to the order Ammonitida family Pachydiscidae.
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| Genus: | Lewesiceras Spath, 1939 |
They lived in the late Cretaceous period, in the Cenomanian and Turonian ages, which occurred 99.6-89.3 million years ago. These shelled ammonoids were nektonic, fast-moving and carnivores.
Fossils distribution
Cretaceous of Armenia, France, Germany, United States (Texas), Uzbekistan.
Species
- Lewesiceras mantelli Wright and Wright, 1951
- Lewesiceras peramplum (Mantell, 1822)
- Lewesiceras wiedmanni Wright & Kennedy, 1984
Gallery
Lewesiceras peramplum, a pachydiscid ammonite from Upper Turonian of Poland
Lewesiceras cornicostatus, from Czech Republic, at the National Museum (Prague)
Lewesiceras sharpei, from Czech Republic, at the National Museum (Prague)
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References
- Biolib
- The Paleobiology Database
- Sepkoski, Jack Sepkoski's Online Genus Database โ Cephalopods
- Ammonitida
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