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Oosterella

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Perisphinctoidea

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Order
  
Ammonitida

Suborder
  
Ammonitina

Family
  
Oosterellidae

Rank
  
Genus

Subclass
  
Ammonites

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Similar
  
Ammonites, Neocomites, Olcostephanus, Spitidiscus, Neolissoceras

Oosterella is an extinct ammonoid cephalopod genus belonging to the family Oosterellidae. These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived during the Cretaceous, from the upper Valanginian age to the lower Hauterivian age.

  • Oosterella colombiana Haas 1960
  • Oosterella cultratus d'Orbigny 1841
  • Oosterella ondulata Reboulet 1996
  • Oosterella vilanovae Nicklas 1892
  • Distribution

    Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Cretaceous sediments of Argentina, Austria, Colombia, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Romania and Slovakia.

    References

    Oosterella Wikipedia