Kingdom Animalia Class Cephalopoda Order Ammonitida Rank Genus | Phylum Mollusca Subclass Ammonoidea Family Lytoceratidae | |
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Similar Gleviceras, Emericiceras, Dorsetensia, Gravesia, Fagesia | ||
Eulytoceras is an extinct genus of ammonoid cephalopods belonging to the family Lytoceratidae. These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived in the Cretaceous period, from Hauterivian age to Barremian age.
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Description
Shells of Eulytoceras species reach a diameter of about 72–140 millimetres (2.8–5.5 in).
Distribution
Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Cretaceous rocks of Antarctica, Austria, Canada, Italy, Madagascar, South Africa and Spain.
References
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