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| Pseudoaspidoceras Temporal range: Turonian 94.3–89.3 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
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| Pseudoaspidoceras conciliatum, Upper Cretaceous (Turonian) from Madagascar | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Ammonoidea |
| Order: | Ammonitida |
| Family: | Acanthoceratidae |
| 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.
References
- Pseudoaspidoceras at Fossilworks.org
External links
- Jsdammonites
- GBIF
- Sepkoski, Jack Sepkoski's Online Genus Database – Cephalopodes
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| Pseudoaspidoceras | |
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