Orthosphinctes
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Orthosphinctes is a genus of ammonites belonging to the order Ammonitida family Ataxioceratidae.
They lived in the late Jurassic period, in the Kimmeridgian age, which occurred 155.7-152.1 million years ago. These shelled ammonoids were nektonic, fast-moving and carnivore.
Fossils distribution[]
Jurassic of Algeria, France, India, Iran, Italy, Madagascar, Spain, Yemen.[2]
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References[]
- Notes
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "Sepkoski's Online Genus Database". Archived from the original on 2016-02-25. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
- ^ a b "Paleobiology Database - Pectinatites". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
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