Pseudoosterella ubalaensis

Pseudoosterella ubalaensis is an extinct ammonoid cephalopod species belonging to the genus Pseudoosterella in the family of Oosterellidae. These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived during the Early Cretaceous; Valanginian and Berriasian epochs. The species was first described by Haas in 1960.[1]

Pseudoosterella ubalaensis
Temporal range: Valanginian-Berriasian, 140.2–136.4 Ma
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Pseudoosterella
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P. ubalaensis

Haas, 1960

Etymology

The species epithet is derived from Ubalá, Cundinamarca, where the species has been found.[1] In Muysccubun, the language of the Muisca, Ubalá means "Place on the hillside" or "At the foot of the hillside".[2]

Distribution

Fossils of Pseudoosterella ubalaensis have been found in Valanginian to Berriasian black shales of the Murca Formation,[3] belonging to the Cáqueza Group, outcropping near Ubalá,[4][5] and Labranzagrande, Boyacá.[6]

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See also

References

  1. Pseudoosterella ubalaensis - Fossilworks
  2. (in Spanish) Etymology Ubalá Archived 2017-05-10 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Moreno, 1990, p.76
  4. Piraquive et al., 2011, p.207
  5. Dorado Galindo, 1990, p.23
  6. Pseudoosterella ubalaensis

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