Oxynoticeras is an extinct genus of ammonite from the Early Jurassic[1] of Europe and North America.[2] This genus is characterized by its smooth shell, with almost invisible undulations on the flank, and a sharp keel.[3]
Oxynoticeras Temporal range:
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Oxynoticeras oxynotum from Lower Lias rocks at Bishops Cleeve in Gloucestershire, England, UK | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
Order: | †Ammonitida |
Family: | †Oxynoticeratidae |
Genus: | †Oxynoticeras Hyatt, 1875 |
Type species | |
Ammonites oxynotus Quenstedt, 1843
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Synonym Oxynotoceras was created by Buckman as misspelling.[4]
Fossils belonging to this genus were found in Europe, Morocco, Asia, Canada, USA and South America.[4]