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Pleuroceras solare

Species of ammonite (fossil) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Pleuroceras solare
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Pleuroceras solare is a species of ammonite from the lower Jurassic, upper Pliensbachian period (189.6 ± 1.5 – 183.0 ± 1.5 Mya). Species of this genus were fast-moving nektonic carnivores. Shells can reach about 45 mm in diameter.

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Subspecies

  • Pleuroceras solare solitarium Simpson, 1855
  • Pleuroceras solare trapezoidiformis Maubeuge, 1951

Distribution

Fossils of this species have been found in the Jurassic of Algeria, Austria, France, Germany and Spain.

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