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Eotetragonites

genus of molluscs (fossil)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionNov 18, 2024
Entity authorityQ12256915 ↗
Source-derived summary

Eotetragonites is an extinct genus of ammonite.

Eotetragonites is considered by some authors a subgenus of Eogaudryceras.

Species

Species within this genus include:

Eotetragonites duvali (A.V.M.D. D'Orbigny ) †

Eotetragonites raspaili Breistroffer, 1947 †

Eotetragonites rossmatteliformis

Eotetragonites umbilicostriatum Collignon 1949

Fossil record

The fossil record of this genus dates back to the Cretaceous (age range: from 112.6 to 99.7million years ago). Fossils of species within this genus have been found in Egypt, France, Madagascar, South Africa and United States (California). These cephalopods were fast-moving nektonic carnivores.

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This brief starts where responsible research should: with the source description of “Eotetragonites” as genus of molluscs (fossil). Everything that follows is an evidence route, not borrowed authority.

Editorial reviewA sound reference starting point where classification, measurement and the date of the underlying evidence remain visible. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1947, 1949—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. The account is most persuasive where Eotetragonites, genus and molluscs can be independently traced.
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This entry incorporates text from “Eotetragonites” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.