''Euaspidoceras'' is an extinct ammonoid cephalopod genus that lived during the

Middle Jurassic The Middle Jurassic is the second epoch of the Jurassic Period. It lasted from about 174.1 to 163.5 million years ago. Fossils of land-dwelling animals, such as dinosaurs, from the Middle Jurassic are relatively rare, but geological formations ...

. Ancestor of ''Euaspidoceras'' is probably ''

Aspidoceras ''Aspidoceras'' is an extinct ammonoid cephalopod genus belonging to the family Aspidoceratidae. Taxonomy ''Aspidoceras'', named by Zittel, 1868, is the type genus for the persphictacian family Aspidoceratidae and subfamily Aspidoceratinae in ...

''. It is considered related to genera like ''

Orthaspidoceras ''Orthaspidoceras'' is an extinct ammonoid cephalopod genus belonging to the family Aspidoceratidae. These nektonic carnivores lived during the Jurassic The Jurassic ( ) is a Geological period, geologic period and System (stratigraphy), strati ...

'', '' Simaspidoceras'', and '' Intranodites''.

Species

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Euaspidoceras ajax ''Euaspidoceras'' is an extinct ammonoid cephalopod genus that lived during the Middle Jurassic. Ancestor of ''Euaspidoceras'' is probably ''Aspidoceras''. It is considered related to genera like ''Orthaspidoceras'', '' Simaspidoceras'', and '' ...

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Euaspidoceras davouxi ''Euaspidoceras'' is an extinct ammonoid cephalopod genus that lived during the Middle Jurassic. Ancestor of ''Euaspidoceras'' is probably ''Aspidoceras''. It is considered related to genera like ''Orthaspidoceras'', '' Simaspidoceras'', and '' ...

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Euaspidoceras babeanum ''Euaspidoceras babeanum'' is an extinct ammonoid-cephalopod species that lived during the Jurassic The Jurassic ( ) is a Geological period, geologic period and System (stratigraphy), stratigraphic system that spanned from the end of the Triass ...

'' d’Orbigny, 1848 *''

Euaspidoceras perarmatum ''Euaspidoceras perarmatum'' is an extinct ammonoid cephalopod species that lived during the Jurassic The Jurassic ( ) is a Geological period, geologic period and System (stratigraphy), stratigraphic system that spanned from the end of the Tria ...

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Euaspidoceras veranadaense ''Euaspidoceras'' is an extinct ammonoid cephalopod genus that lived during the Middle Jurassic. Ancestor of ''Euaspidoceras'' is probably ''Aspidoceras''. It is considered related to genera like ''Orthaspidoceras'', '' Simaspidoceras'', and '' ...

'' Parent 2006

Distribution

''Euaspidoceras'' species may be found in the Jurassic of Argentina, France, Germany, India, Italy, Madagascar, Saudi Arabia, Spain, the United Kingdom and Yemen.

References

;Notes ;Bibliography *Arkell, et al.,1957. Mesozoic Ammonoidea; Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L (Ammonoidea). Geol Soc of America and Univ Kansas Press. p. L338-339.

External links

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