Douvilleiceras is a genus of ammonites from the Middle to Late Cretaceous. Its fossils have been found worldwide, in Africa, Asia, Europe, and North and South America.
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Genus: | Douvilleiceras Grossouvre, 1894
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Description edit
Shells of Douvilleiceras inaequinodum can reach a diameter of about 8–10 cm (3.1–3.9 in).[2][3]
Species edit
Species within the genus Douvilleiceras include:[4]
Distribution edit
Fossils of Douvilleiceras are found in the Cretaceous of Angola, Brazil, Canada, Colombia (Capotes Formation, Cundinamarca),[6] the Dominican Republic, Egypt, France, Iran, Japan, Madagascar, Mexico, Peru, South Africa, Switzerland, the former USSR, the United Kingdom, Alaska and Texas.[4] D. inaequinodum fossils have been found in Albian strata of France.[2][3]
Gallery edit
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D. clementium
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D. mammillatum
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D. inaequinodum
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Reconstruction of D. mammillatum with Hoplites dentatus
References edit
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "Sepkoski's Online Genus Database". Retrieved 2014-05-28.
- ^ a b Jsdammonites
- ^ a b Bertinjc
- ^ a b "Paleobiology Database - Douvilleiceras".
- ^ Jsdammonites.fr
- ^ a b Acosta & Garay, 2002, p.42
Bibliography edit
- Acosta Garay, Jorge E., and Carlos E. Ulloa Melo. 2002. Mapa Geológico del Departamento de Cundinamarca - 1:250,000 - Memoria explicativa, 1–108. INGEOMINAS. Accessed 2017-06-05.
Further reading edit
- A Pictorial Guide to Fossils by Gerard Ramon Case
- Tzankov, V., 1963: Sur la presence d'Albien moyenzone des Douvilleiceras inaequinodum dans la region de Sviatov. Review of the Bulgarian Geological Society, 23: 213-215
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