Craspedodiscus (ammonite)
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Craspedodiscus is a genus of cephalopods in the ammonite superfamily Perisphinctaceae from the mid Early Cretaceous (Hauterivian-Barremian) of Northern Europe and Siberia that lived some 125 Ma.
| Craspedodiscus Temporal range: mLCretaceous | |
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| Family: | Olcostephanitidae |
| Genus: | Craspedodiscus Spath, 1924 |
Craspedodiscus is discoidal with laterally compressed whorls and a narrowly rounded venter, covered with fine ribbing. It is placed in the subfamily Simbirskitinae in the family Olcostephanitidae.
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