Wrightoceras is an extinct genus of cephalopod, belonging to the Ammonite subclass, that lived during the Turonian epoch of the Late Cretaceous.[2]

Wrightoceras
Temporal range: Turonian
93–89 Ma
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Wrightoceras

Reyment 1954
Species[1]
  • W. munieri
  • W. wallsi

Distribution

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Fossils of Wrightoceras have been found in Brazil, Colombia (La Frontera Formation),[3] Egypt, Gabon, Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Oman, Peru, Tunisia, United States (Texas), and Venezuela.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Paleobiology Database - Wrightoceras". Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  2. ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "Sepkoski's Online Genus Database". Retrieved 2014-05-28.
  3. ^ Patarroyo, 2016, p.41

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