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Desmoceras

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Subfamily
  
Desmoceratinae

Order
  
Ammonitida

Family
  
Desmoceratidae

Rank
  
Genus

Subclass
  
Ammonites

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Similar
  
Ammonites, Douvilleiceras, Euhoplites, Cleoniceras, Gaudryceras

Desmoceras is a genus of ammonite belonging to the family Desmoceratidae.

Contents

These cephalopods were fast-moving nektonic carnivores. They lived in the early Cretaceous.

Species

  • Desmoceras alamoense
  • Desmoceras argonauticum
  • Desmoceras austeni
  • Desmoceras barryae
  • Desmoceras chimuense
  • Desmoceras ezoanum
  • Desmoceras inane
  • Desmoceras latidorsatum
  • Desmoceras pseudinane
  • Desmoceras pseudouhligella
  • Desmoceras uhligella

    • Distribution

    Desmoceras Desmoceras Wikipedia

    Cretaceous of Angola, Antarctica, Australia, Canada, Colombia, Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Madagascar (Mahajanga Province), Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Peru, Russia, United Kingdom, United States and Venezuela.

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    References

    Desmoceras Wikipedia
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