Lamberticeras

Lamberticeras
Temporal range: Jurassic, upper Callovian 166.1–163.5 Ma
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Fossil of Lamberticeras species from Calvados, Villers-sur-Mer
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: †Ammonoidea
Order: †Ammonitida
Family: †Cardioceratidae
Genus: †Lamberticeras
Buckman, 1920[2]
Synonyms
  • Lambericeras

Lamberticeras is an extinct ammonite genus belonging to the family Cardioceratidae.

These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived during the Jurassic period, in the upper Callovian age.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Paleobiology Database - Lamberticeras". Retrieved 2017-10-19.
  2. ^ GBIF
  3. ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Cephalopoda entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Archived from the original on 2008-05-07. Retrieved 2017-10-18.


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