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Eulytoceras

Eulytoceras is an extinct genus of ammonoid cephalopods belonging to the family Lytoceratidae. These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived in the Cretaceous period, from Hauterivian age to Barremian age.

Species

  • Eulytoceras anisoptychum <small>Uhlig, 1883</small>
  • Eulytoceras inaequalicostatus <small>d'Orbigny, 1840</small>
  • Eulytoceras phestum <small>Matheron, 1878</small>

Description

Shells of Eulytoceras species reach a diameter of about .

Distribution

Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Cretaceous rocks of Antarctica, Austria, Canada, Italy, Madagascar, South Africa and Spain.

References