| Eulytoceras Temporal range: Cretaceous, 130.0–99.7 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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| Fossil shells of Eulytoceras phestum from Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
| Order: | †Ammonitida |
| Family: | †Lytoceratidae |
| Subfamily: | †Lytoceratinae |
| Genus: | †Eulytoceras Spath, 1927 |
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 Uhlig, 1883
- Eulytoceras inaequalicostatus d'Orbigny, 1840
- Eulytoceras phestum Matheron, 1878
Description
Shells of Eulytoceras species reach a diameter of about 72–140 millimetres (2.8–5.5 in).
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
- ^ The Paleobiology Database
- Sepkoski, Jack Sepkoski's Online Genus Database – Cephalopoda
- Eulytoceras
- jsdammonites
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