Vascoceras is an extinct genus of Cretaceousammonites included in the family Vascoceratidae. These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived in the Cretaceous period from the late Cenomanian to the early Turonian.[2] The type species of the genus is Vascoceras gamai[1] from Portugal.
The following species of Vascoceras have been described:[1]
V. humboldti
V. olssoni
V. angermanni
V. cauvini
V. hartti
V. birchbyi
V. durandi
V. gamai
V. proprium
V. silvanense
V. venezolanum
Distributionedit
The type species was first described in Portugal. Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Cretaceous sediments of Angola, Brazil, Colombia (La Frontera Formation),[3] Egypt, France, Mexico, Nigeria, Oman, Peru, Tunisia, United States and Venezuela.[1]
Patarroyo, Pedro. 2016. Amonoideos y otros macrofósiles del lectoestratotipo de la Formación la Frontera, Turoniano inferior - medio (Cretácico Superior) en San Francisco, Cundinamarca (Colombia). Boletín de Geología, Universidad Industrial de Santander 38. 41-54. Accessed 2017-04-04.
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vascoceras, extinct, genus, cretaceous, ammonites, included, family, vascoceratidae, these, fast, moving, nektonic, carnivores, lived, cretaceous, period, from, late, cenomanian, early, turonian, type, species, genus, gamai, from, portugal, temporal, range, ce. Vascoceras is an extinct genus of Cretaceous ammonites included in the family Vascoceratidae These fast moving nektonic carnivores lived in the Cretaceous period from the late Cenomanian to the early Turonian 2 The type species of the genus is Vascoceras gamai 1 from Portugal VascocerasTemporal range Cenomanian Turonian 99 7 89 3 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg NFossil shell of Vascoceras cauvini from Nigeria on display at Galerie de paleontologie et d anatomie comparee in ParisScientific classificationKingdom AnimaliaPhylum MolluscaClass CephalopodaSubclass AmmonoideaOrder AmmonitidaSuperfamily AcanthoceratoideaFamily VascoceratidaeGenus VascocerasChoffat 1898SpeciesSee textSynonyms 1 Broggiiceras Benavides Caceres 1956 Greenhornoceras Cobban and Scott 1972 Pachyvascoceras Furon 1935 Paravascoceras Furon 1935 Provascoceras Cooper 1979 Vascoceras Greenhornoceras Cobban and Scott 1972 Vascoceras Pachyvascoceras Furon 1935 Contents 1 Species 2 Distribution 3 References 3 1 BibliographySpecies editThe following species of Vascoceras have been described 1 V humboldti V olssoni V angermanni V cauvini V hartti V birchbyi V durandi V gamai V proprium V silvanense V venezolanumDistribution editThe type species was first described in Portugal Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Cretaceous sediments of Angola Brazil Colombia La Frontera Formation 3 Egypt France Mexico Nigeria Oman Peru Tunisia United States and Venezuela 1 References edit nbsp Paleontology portal a b c d Vascoceras at Fossilworks org Sepkoski Jack Sepkoski s Online Genus Database Cephalopoda Patarroyo 2016 p 41 Bibliography edit Patarroyo Pedro 2016 Amonoideos y otros macrofosiles del lectoestratotipo de la Formacion la Frontera Turoniano inferior medio Cretacico Superior en San Francisco Cundinamarca Colombia Boletin de Geologia Universidad Industrial de Santander 38 41 54 Accessed 2017 04 04 nbsp This ammonite related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Vascoceras amp oldid 1207228708, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
