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
Family:	†Beloceratidae
Genus:	†Beloceras; Hyatt, 1884

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

Similar and related genera include Eobeloceras, Mesobeloceras and Naplesites.

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

Description

Beloceras species can reach a diameter of 9–13 centimetres (3.5–5.1 in). They are multilobate ammonoids, with a suture line composed up to 50 lobes.

Distribution

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

References

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

[1] Goniat On Line

[fa-2] 1 2 3 4 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

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
Family:	†Beloceratidae
Genus:	†Beloceras Hyatt, 1884