Eulytoceras
Eulytoceras is an extinct genus of ammonoid cephalopods belonging to the family Lytoceratidae. These fast-moving nektonic carnivores [1] lived in the Cretaceous period, from Hauterivian age to Barremian age.[2]
| Eulytoceras Temporal range: Cretaceous, [1] | |
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| Fossil shells of Eulytoceras phestum from Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
| Order: | †Ammonitida |
| Family: | †Lytoceratidae |
| Subfamily: | †Lytoceratinae |
| Genus: | †Eulytoceras Spath, 1927 |
Species
- Eulytoceras anisoptychum Uhlig, 1883
- Eulytoceras inaequalicostatus d'Orbigny, 1840
- Eulytoceras phestum Matheron, 1878
Description
Shells of Eulytoceras species reach a diameter of about 72–140 millimetres (2.8–5.5 in).[3][4]
Distribution
Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Cretaceous rocks of Antarctica, Austria, Canada, Italy, Madagascar, South Africa and Spain.[1]
References
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