| Cardioceras | |
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| Fossil of Cardioceras persecans from France, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris | |
Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | † Ammonoidea |
| Order: | † Ammonitida |
| Family: | † Cardioceratidae |
| Genus: | †
Cardioceras Neumayr & Uhlig, 1881 |
Cardioceras is an extinct ammonite genus belonging to the family Cardioceratidae. These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived during the Jurassic period, Oxfordian age. [2] [3]
Description
Shells of Cardioceras species can reach a diameter of 20–25 millimetres (0.79–0.98 in). [4] The shape is circular, with ribs and a prominent ridge along the dorsal edge. [5]
Distribution
Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Jurassic of France, Germany, Poland, Russia, the United Kingdom [1] and Alaska. [6]
References
- ^ a b "Paleobiology Database - Cardioceras". Retrieved 2017-10-19.
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Cephalopoda entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Archived from the original on 2008-05-07. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
- ^ Mikko's Phylogeny Archive
- ^ Cardioceras.ru
- ^ Encyclopædia Britannica
- ^ Ralph W. Imlay (1981). Late Jurassic Ammonites of Alaska
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