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]
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| Genus: | Beloceras Hyatt 1884
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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
editBeloceras species can reach a diamenter 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
editFossils 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
- ^ a b c d 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