Pseudopeltoceras
Pseudopeltoceras is a genus of perisphinctoid ammonites belonging to the family Perisphinctidae.
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| Fossil of Pseudopeltoceras chauvinianum from France, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris | |
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| Genus: | Pseudopeltoceras Spath 1928 |
These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived during the Middle Jurassic, upper Callovian stage.[2]
Distribution
Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Jurassic of Argentina, France and Germany.[1]
References
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