| Pseudoaspidoceras Temporal range: Turonian | |
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| Pseudoaspidoceras conciliatum, Upper Cretaceous (Turonian) from Madagascar | |
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| Genus: | Pseudoaspidoceras Dollfus, 1904 |
Pseudoaspidoceras is an extinct genus of ammonites in the family Acanthoceratidae.
These cephalopods lived during the Turonian stage of the Upper Cretaceous, between 93.5 ± 0.8 Ma and 89.3 ± 1 Ma (million years ago). Their shells reached a diameter of 90–120 mm and had ornate ribs.
Distribution
Fossils of Pseudoaspidoceras have been found in Brazil, Nigeria and Peru.[1]
References
- ↑ Pseudoaspidoceras at Fossilworks.org
External links
- Jsdammonites
- GBIF
- Sepkoski, Jack Sepkoski's Online Genus Database – Cephalopodes
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