Pseudoosterella ubalaensis

Pseudoosterella ubalaensis is an extinct ammonoid cephalopod species belonging to the genus Pseudoosterella in the family of Oosterellidae. These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived during the Early Cretaceous; Valanginian epoch. The species was first described by Haas in 1960.[1]

Pseudoosterella ubalaensis
Temporal range: Valanginian, 135–133 Ma
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Ammonoidea
Order: Ammonitida
Family: Oosterellidae
Genus: Pseudoosterella
Species:
P. ubalaensis
Binomial name
Pseudoosterella ubalaensis
Haas, 1960

Etymology

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The species epithet is derived from Ubalá, Cundinamarca, where the species has been found.[1] In Muysccubun, the language of the Muisca, Ubalá means "Place on the hillside" or "At the foot of the hillside".[2]

Distribution

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Fossils of Pseudoosterella ubalaensis have been found in Valanginian black shales of the Murca Formation,[3] belonging to the Cáqueza Group, outcropping near Ubalá,[4][5] and Labranzagrande, Boyacá.[6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Pseudoosterella ubalaensis - Fossilworks
  2. ^ (in Spanish) Etymology Ubalá Archived 2017-05-10 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Moreno, 1990, p.76
  4. ^ Piraquive et al., 2011, p.207
  5. ^ Dorado Galindo, 1990, p.23
  6. ^ Pseudoosterella ubalaensis

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