Beloceras

Beloceras
Temporal range: Devonian
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Fossil of Beloceras sagittarium from Erfoud (Morocco)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Subclass:
Ammonoidea
Order:
Agoniatitida
Suborder:
Anarcestina
Superfamily:
Beloceratoidea
Family:
Beloceratidae
Genus:
Beloceras

Hyatt 1884

Beloceras is a genus of ammonites included in the family Beloceratidae.[1] These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived in the Late Devonian period, from 379.5 to 376.1 Ma.[2]

Similar and related genera include Eobeloceras, Mesobeloceras and Naplesites.[2]

Species

[2]

Description

Beloceras species can reach a diamenter of 9–13 centimetres (3.5–5.1 in).[3][4][5] They are multilobate ammonoids, with a suture line composed up to 50 lobes.[6]

Distribution

Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Devonian sediments of Australia, France, Germany, Morocco and Spain.[2]

References

  1. ^ Goniat On Line
  2. ^ a b c d Fossilworks
  3. ^ "Paleo Passion". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-11.
  4. ^ Valdosta
  5. ^ Steinkern
  6. ^ DIETER KORN, JÜRGEN BOCKWINKEL, VOLKER EBBIGHAUSEN &SONNY A. WALTON Beloceras, the most multilobate Late Devonian ammonoid