Biology:Ostlingoceras

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Short description: Extinct genus of ammonites

Ostlingoceras
Temporal range: 99.7–94.3 Ma
Turrilitidae - Ostlingoceras puzosianum.JPG
Fossil internal model of Ostlingoceras puzosianum from Cretaceous of France
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Ammonoidea
Order: Ammonitida
Suborder: Ancyloceratina
Family: Turrilitidae
Genus: Ostlingoceras
Hyatt, 1900

Ostlingoceras is an extinct genus of ammonites belonging to the Turrilitidae family.[1]

Species

  • Ostlingoceras brandi Young, 1958
  • Ostlingoceras conlini Clark, 1955
  • Ostlingoceras puzosianum (d'Orbigny, 1842)
  • Ostlingoceras rorayensis (Collignon, 1964)

Fossil record

Fossils of Ostlingoceras are found in marine strata of the Cretaceous (age range: from 99.7 to 94.3 million years ago.). Fossils are known from some localities in Angola, France, Italy, Madagascar, Mozambique, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and United States.[2]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q12265348 entry