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Manticoceras

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Extinct genus of molluscs

Manticoceras
Temporal range: Devonian Preκž’ κž’ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Manticoceras evolutum fossil, National Museum of Natural History
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Ammonoidea
Order: Ammonitida
Family: Gephuroceratidae
Genus: Manticoceras
Hyatt 1884

Manticoceras is a genus of ammonites included in the family Gephuroceratidae. These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived in the Devonian period, from 382.4 to 376.1 Ma.

Species

Distribution

Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the sediments of Germany, Australia, Canada, France, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom and United States.

References

  1. Paleobiology Database
Taxon identifiers
Manticoceras


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