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Oosterella

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Oosterella
Temporal range: Cretaceous, 140.2–130.0 Ma [1]
Fossil of Oosterella cultratus from Maritime Alps, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris
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Oosterella

Kilian, 1911

Oosterella is an extinct ammonoid cephalopod genus belonging to the family Oosterellidae. These fast-moving nektonic carnivores [1] lived during the Cretaceous, from the upper Valanginian age to the lower Hauterivian age.[2]

Species

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  • Oosterella colombiana Haas, 1960
  • Oosterella cultratus d'Orbigny, 1841
  • Oosterella ondulata Reboulet, 1996
  • Oosterella vilanovae Nicklas, 1892

Distribution

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Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Cretaceous sediments of Argentina, Austria, Colombia, Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Romania and Slovakia.[1]

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