- Source: Tissotia
Tissotia is a genus of ammonites belonging to the family Tissotiidae.
These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived in the Cretaceous period (89.3 to 84.9 Ma). Shells of Tissotia species can reach a diameter of 20 centimetres (7.9 in).
Species
Species within the genus Tissotia include:
Tissotia fourneli Bayle, 1849
Tissotia halli Knechtel, 1947
Tissotia hedbergi Benavides-Caceres, 1956
Tissotia steinmanni Lissón, 1908
Distribution
Fossils of the species within this genus have been found in the Cretaceous sediments of Brazil, Cameroon, Egypt, France, Nigeria, Peru and Spain.
References
External links
Paleomania Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine