Beloceras
| Beloceras Temporal range: | |
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| Fossil of Beloceras sagittarium from Erfoud (Morocco) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
| Order: | †Agoniatitida |
| Family: | †Beloceratidae |
| Genus: | †Beloceras Hyatt, 1884 |
Beloceras is a genus of ammonites included in the family Beloceratidae.[1] These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived in the Late Devonian period, from 379.5 to 376.1 Ma.[2]
Similar and related genera include Eobeloceras, Mesobeloceras and Naplesites.[2]
Species
[edit]- Beloceras jorfense Korn et al. 2011
- Beloceras petterae Yatskov 1990
- Beloceras sagittarium Sandberger and Sandberger 1851
- Beloceras tenuistriatum d'Archiac and de Verneuil 1842
- Beloceras webbelense Korn et al. 2011
Description
[edit]Beloceras species can reach a diameter of 9–13 centimetres (3.5–5.1 in).[3][4][5] They are multilobate ammonoids, with a suture line composed up to 50 lobes.[6]
Distribution
[edit]Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Devonian sediments of Australia, France, Germany, Morocco and Spain.[2]
References
[edit]- ↑ Goniat On Line
- 1 2 3 4 Fossilworks
- ↑ "Paleo Passion". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-11.
- ↑ Valdosta
- ↑ Steinkern
- ↑ DIETER KORN, JÜRGEN BOCKWINKEL, VOLKER EBBIGHAUSEN &SONNY A. WALTON Beloceras, the most multilobate Late Devonian ammonoid