| Skirroceras Temporal range: Jurassic (Bajocian), 171.6–167.7 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
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| Fossil of Skirroceras bayleanum from United Kingdom, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Ammonoidea |
| Order: | Ammonitida |
| Suborder: | Ammonitina |
| Superfamily: | Stephanocerataceae |
| Family: | Stephanoceratidae |
| Genus: | Skirroceras Mascke, 1907 |
Skirroceras is a Stephanoceratacean (ammonite) genus belonging to the family Stephanoceratidae. These fast-swimming carnivores lived during the Jurassic period, in the Bajocian age.
Selected species
- Skirroceras bayleanum (Oppel, 1857)
- Skirroceras macrum (von Quenstedt)
- Skirroceras leptogyrale Buckman
References
- The Paleobiology Database
- Sepkoski, Jack Sepkoski's Online Genus Database – Cephalopoda
- Skirroceras bayleanum at Bajocien14
- Discover Yale
- Geological Survey Professional Paper, Vol. 1322-1984
- Smithsonian Institution
External links
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| Skirroceras | |
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