Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Order Ammonitida | Family Tissotiidae Rank Genus Subclass Ammonites | |
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Similar Ammonites, Virgatites, Tragophylloceras, Reineckeia, Zigzagiceras | ||
Tissotia is a genus of ammonites belonging to the family Tissotiidae.
Contents
These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived in the Cretaceous period (89.3 to 84.9 Ma). Shells of Tissotia species can reach a diameter of 20 centimetres (7.9 in).
Species
Species within the genus Tissotia include:
Distribution
Fossils of the species within this genus have been found in the Cretaceous sediments of Brazil, Cameroon, Egypt, France, Nigeria, Peru and Spain.
References
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