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Eophyllites

Genus of molluscs (fossil) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Eophyllites is a genus of ammonoid cephalopods from the Lower Triassic and a predecessor of genera like Monophyllites and Ussurites.

Quick Facts Eophyllites Temporal range: Early Triassic (Scythian), Scientific classification ...

The shell of Eophyllites is evolute, discoidal; whorls compressed, deeply embracing; flanks gently convex, converging on a narrowly rounded venter. Sutures basically ceratitic; ventral lobe wide, divided by a high siphonal saddle; Lobesjagged, 1st lateral larger than the second; saddles monophyllic, smooth and rounded.

Related Palaeophyllites from the same age is ribbed on the outer flanks and lobes in the suture are more terminally digitate.

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