Lytoceras cornucopia
Lytoceras cornucopia is an ammonite species belonging to the family Lytoceratidae. These cephalopods were fast-moving nektonic carnivores. They lived in the Jurassic period.
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| Fossil shells of Lytoceras cornucopia from Isère (France), on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris | |
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| Species: | L. cornucopia |
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| Lytoceras cornucopia Young and Bird, 1822 | |
Description
Shells of Lytoceras cornucopia can reach an average diameter of about 140 millimetres (5.5 in).[1]
Distribution
Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Jurassic rocks of France, Hungary, Italy, Luxembourg and United Kingdom.[1]
References
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