Oosterella

Oosterella is an extinct ammonoid cephalopod genus belonging to the family Oosterellidae. These fast-moving nektonic carnivores [1] lived during the Cretaceous, from the upper Valanginian age to the lower Hauterivian age.[2]

Oosterella
Temporal range: Cretaceous, 140.2–130.0 Ma [1]
Fossil of Oosterella cultratus from Maritime Alps, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris
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Oosterella

Kilian, 1911

Species

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  • Oosterella colombiana Haas, 1960
  • Oosterella cultratus d'Orbigny, 1841
  • Oosterella ondulata Reboulet, 1996
  • Oosterella vilanovae Nicklas, 1892

Distribution

Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Cretaceous sediments of Argentina, Austria, Colombia, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Romania and Slovakia.[1]

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