Eotetragonites Knowpia

Eotetragonites; Temporal range: Cretaceous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	Fossil of Eotetragonites species
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Subclass:	†Ammonoidea
Order:	†Ammonitida
Family:	†Gaudryceratidae
Genus:	†Eotetragonites; Breistroffer, 1947

Eotetragonites is an extinct genus of ammonite.^[1]

Eotetragonites is considered by some authors a subgenus of Eogaudryceras.^[2]

Species edit

Species within this genus include:^[2]

Eotetragonites duvali (A.V.M.D. D'Orbigny ) † ^[3]
Eotetragonites raspaili Breistroffer, 1947 † ^[4]
Eotetragonites rossmatteliformis ^[5]
Eotetragonites umbilicostriatum Collignon 1949

Fossil record edit

The fossil record of this genus dates back to the Cretaceous^[1] (age range: from 112.6 to 99.7million years ago). Fossils of species within this genus have been found in Egypt, France, Madagascar, South Africa and United States (California). These cephalopods were fast-moving nektonic carnivores.^[2]

References edit

^ ^a ^b Sepkoski, Jack Sepkoski's Online Genus Database
^ ^a ^b ^c Paleobiology Database
^ E. duvali at WMSDB - Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base
^ E. raspaili at WMSDB - Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base
^ Youtube

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[sep-1] Sepkoski, Jack Sepkoski's Online Genus Database

[fossilworks-2] Paleobiology Database

[3] E. duvali at WMSDB - Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base

[4] E. raspaili at WMSDB - Worldwide Mollusc Species Data Base

[5] Youtube

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Summary

Species edit

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Eotetragonites Temporal range: Cretaceous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N

Fossil of Eotetragonites species
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Subclass:	†Ammonoidea
Order:	†Ammonitida
Family:	†Gaudryceratidae
Genus:	†Eotetragonites Breistroffer, 1947