Phylloceras
| Phylloceras Temporal range:
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| Artist's reconstruction | |
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| Fossil shell of Phylloceras species, part removed to reveal the sutures | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
| Order: | †Ammonitida |
| Family: | †Phylloceratidae |
| Subfamily: | †Phylloceratinae |
| Genus: | †Phylloceras Suess 1865[2] |
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Phylloceras is an extinct genus of
cephalopods belonging to the family Phylloceratidae. These nektonic carnivores lived from Early Jurassic (Hettangian age) to Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian age) (from 201.30 to 66.043 Ma).[1][2]
Description
Shells of Phylloceras can reach a diameter of about 8–10 centimetres (3.1–3.9 in), with a maximum of about 20 centimetres (7.9 in). These primitive
suture lines
were characteristic of this genus. They are reminiscent, in some ways, of the leaves of plants (hence the name Phylloceras, which means " leaf-horn").
Distribution
Fossils of species within this genus have been found all over the world, particularly in Western Europe.[2]
References
- ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "Sepkoski's Online Genus Database". Retrieved 2014-05-28.
- ^ a b c d Paleobiology Database - Microderoceras. 2017-10-18.
- Cyril Walker & David Ward (1993) - Fossielen: Sesam Natuur Handboeken, Bosch & Keuning, Baarn. ISBN 90-246-4924-2
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