Eotetragonites

Eotetragonites is an extinct genus of ammonite.^[1]

Eotetragonites Temporal range: Cretaceous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Fossil of Eotetragonites species
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Subclass:	†Ammonoidea
Order:	†Ammonitida
Family:	†Gaudryceratidae
Genus:	†Eotetragonites Breistroffer, 1947

Eotetragonites is considered by some authors a subgenus of Eogaudryceras.^[2]

Species

Species within this genus include:^[2]

• Eotetragonites duvali (A.V.M.D. D'Orbigny ) † ^[3]
• Eotetragonites raspaili Breistroffer, 1947 † ^[4]
• Eotetragonites rossmatteliformis ^[5]
• Eotetragonites umbilicostriatum Collignon 1949

Fossil record

The fossil record of this genus dates back to the Cretaceous^[1] (age range: from 112.6 to 99.7million years ago). Fossils of species within this genus have been found in Egypt, France, Madagascar, South Africa and United States (California). These cephalopods were fast-moving nektonic carnivores.^[2]

See also

• List of ammonite genera