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Oosterella

Oosterella is an extinct ammonoid cephalopod genus belonging to the family Oosterellidae. These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived during the Cretaceous, from the upper Valanginian age to the lower Hauterivian age.

Species

  • Oosterella colombiana <small>Haas, 1960</small>
  • Oosterella cultratus <small>d'Orbigny, 1841</small>
  • Oosterella ondulata <small>Reboulet, 1996</small>
  • Oosterella vilanovae <small>Nicklas, 1892</small>

Distribution

Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Cretaceous sediments of Argentina, Austria, Colombia, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Romania and Slovakia.

References