• Source: Douvilleiceras

    • Douvilleiceras is a genus of ammonites from the Middle to Late Cretaceous. Its fossils have been found worldwide, in Africa, Asia, Europe, and North and South America.


    Description


    Shells of Douvilleiceras inaequinodum can reach a diameter of about 8–10 cm (3.1–3.9 in).


    Species


    Species within the genus Douvilleiceras include:


    Distribution


    Fossils of Douvilleiceras are found in the Cretaceous of Angola, Brazil, Canada, Colombia (Capotes Formation, Cundinamarca), the Dominican Republic, Egypt, France, Iran, Japan, Madagascar, Mexico, Peru, South Africa, Switzerland, the former USSR, the United Kingdom, Alaska and Texas. D. inaequinodum fossils have been found in Albian strata of France.


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    References




    = Bibliography

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    Acosta Garay, Jorge E.; Ulloa Melo, Carlos E. (2002), Mapa Geológico del Departamento de Cundinamarca - 1:250,000 - Memoria explicativa, INGEOMINAS, pp. 1–108, retrieved 2017-06-05


    Further reading


    A Pictorial Guide to Fossils by Gerard Ramon Case
    Tzankov, V., 1963: Sur la presence d'Albien moyenzone des Douvilleiceras inaequinodum dans la region de Sviatov. Review of the Bulgarian Geological Society, 23: 213-215


    External links



    L’Albien de l’Aube
    Davjol

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