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Lewesiceras

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Ammonites

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Ammonites, Kossmaticeras, Lissoceras, Lytoceras cornucopia, Haploceras

Lewesiceras is a genus of large ammonites belonging to the order Ammonitida family Pachydiscidae.

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They lived in the late Cretaceous period, in the Cenomanian and Turonian ages, which occurred 99.6-89.3 million years ago. These shelled ammonoids were nektonic, fast-moving and carnivores.

Fossils distribution

Cretaceous of Armenia, France, Germany, United States (Texas), Uzbekistan.

Species

  • Lewesiceras mantelli Wright and Wright, 1951
  • Lewesiceras peramplum (Mantell, 1822)
  • Lewesiceras wiedmanni Wright & Kennedy, 1984
  • References

    Lewesiceras Wikipedia


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