Beloceras

Beloceras Temporal range: Devonian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Fossil of Beloceras sagittarium from Erfoud (Morocco)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Subclass:	Ammonoidea
Order:	Agoniatitida
Suborder:	Anarcestina
Superfamily:	Beloceratoidea
Family:	Beloceratidae
Genus:	Beloceras Hyatt 1884

Beloceras is a genus of ammonites included in the family Beloceratidae.[1] These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived in the Late Devonian period, from 379.5 to 376.1 Ma.[2]

Similar and related genera include Eobeloceras, Mesobeloceras and Naplesites.[2]

Species

• Beloceras jorfense Korn et al. 2011
• Beloceras petterae Yatskov 1990
• Beloceras sagittarium Sandberger and Sandberger 1851
• Beloceras tenuistriatum d'Archiac and de Verneuil 1842
• Beloceras webbelense Korn et al. 2011

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Description

Beloceras species can reach a diamenter of 9–13 centimetres (3.5–5.1 in).[3][4][5] They are multilobate ammonoids, with a suture line composed up to 50 lobes.[6]

Distribution

Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Devonian sediments of Australia, France, Germany, Morocco and Spain.[2]

References

1. Goniat On Line
2. Fossilworks
3. "Paleo Passion". Archived from the original on 2015-05-18. Retrieved 2015-05-11.
4. Valdosta
5. Steinkern
6. DIETER KORN, JÜRGEN BOCKWINKEL, VOLKER EBBIGHAUSEN &SONNY A. WALTON Beloceras, the most multilobate Late Devonian ammonoid