Beloceras

Beloceras
Temporal range: Devonian
Fossil of Beloceras sagittarium from Erfoud (Morocco)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Ammonoidea
Order: Ceratitida
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

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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

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