Olcostephanus
Genus of molluscs (fossil) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Olcostephanus is an extinct ammonoid cephalopod genus belonging to the family Olcostephanidae. These fast-moving nektonic carnivores[1] lived during the Cretaceous, from the upper Valanginian to the lower Hauterivian age.[2][1][3]
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Olcostephanus | |
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Fossil of Olcostephanus astierianus from France, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
Order: | †Ammonitida |
Family: | †Olcostephanidae |
Genus: | †Olcostephanus Neumayr, 1875 |
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