| Desmoceras Temporal range: Albian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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| Desmoceras sp. – Lower Cretaceous (Albian) from Mahajanga, Madagascar | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
| Order: | †Ammonitida |
| Family: | †Desmoceratidae |
| Subfamily: | †Desmoceratinae |
| Genus: | †Desmoceras Zittel, 1884 |
Desmoceras is a genus of ammonites belonging to the family Desmoceratidae. These cephalopods were fast-moving nektonic carnivores. They lived in the Early Cretaceous; Albian epoch.
Species
- Desmoceras alamoense
- Desmoceras argonauticum
- Desmoceras austeni
- Desmoceras barryae
- Desmoceras chimuense
- Desmoceras ezoanum
- Desmoceras inane
- Desmoceras latidorsatum
- Desmoceras pseudinane
- Desmoceras pseudouhligella
- Desmoceras uhligella
Distribution
Cretaceous of Angola, Antarctica, Australia, Canada, Colombia (Hiló Formation), Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Madagascar (Mahajanga Province), Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Peru, Russia, United Kingdom, United States and Venezuela.
Gallery
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Desmoceras latidorsatum. Salzburg, Haus der Natur
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Desmoceras carolense, Bathurst Island, Australia
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Desmoceras sp., Lower Cretaceous (Aptian). Russia, Goryachy Klyuch, The Museum of I. D. Popko
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References
External links
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