Pleuroceras spinatum
Pleuroceras spinatum is a species of ammonite from the lower Jurassic, upper Pliensbachian period (189.6 ± 1.5 – 183.0 ± 1.5 Mya). Species of this genus were fast-moving nektonic carnivore.[1]
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| Fossil shells of Pleuroceras spinatum from Lyme Regis (England), on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris | |
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| Species: | †P. spinatum |
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Description
Shell of Pleuroceras spinatum can reach a diameter of about 45–54 millimetres (1.8–2.1 in).These ammonites have a planulate shell with a quadrate whorl section, bearing strong radial ribs ending in ventro-lateral tubercles. The venter is tabulate with a strong serrated keel. [1]
Distribution
Fossils of this species have been found in the Jurassic of France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Serbia and Montenegro, Spain and United Kingdom.[1]
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