Scalarites
| Scalarites Temporal range: Cretaceous | |
|---|---|
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| Scalarites scalaris from Upper Cretaceous of Japan | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Ammonoidea |
| Order: | Ammonitida |
| Family: | Diplomoceratidae |
| Genus: | Scalarites Wright and Matsumoto 1954 [1] |
Scalarites is a genus of heteromorph ammonites included in the family Diplomoceratidae. These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived in the Cretaceous period, from 89.3 to 70.6 million years ago). These fossils have been found in Antarctica, Brazil, Denmark, Germany, Japan, Russia, Sweden and United States. [2]
Species
- Scalarites cingulatum Schluter 1872
- Scalarites scalaris (Yabe)
References
- ↑ Wright, C. W. and Matsumoto, T., 1954: Some doubtful Cretaceous ammonite genera from Japan and Saghalien. Memoirs of Faculty of Science, Kyushu University, Series D, Geology, vol. 4, p. 107-134
- ↑ Paleobiology database
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