Beloceras is a genus of ammonites included in the family Beloceratidae.Goniat On Line These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived in the Late Devonian period, from 379.5 to 376.1 Ma.Fossilworks
Similar and related genera include Eobeloceras, Mesobeloceras and Naplesites.
Species Beloceras jorfense Korn et al. 2011 Beloceras petterae Yatskov 1990 Beloceras sagittarium Sandberger and Sandberger 1851 Beloceras tenuistriatum d'Archiac and de Verneuil 1842 Beloceras webbelense Korn et al. 2011
Description Beloceras species can reach a diameter of .ValdostaSteinkern They are multilobate ammonoids, with a suture line composed up to 50 lobes.DIETER KORN, JÜRGEN BOCKWINKEL, VOLKER EBBIGHAUSEN &SONNY A. WALTON Beloceras, the most multilobate Late Devonian ammonoid
Distribution Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Devonian sediments of Australia, France, Germany, Morocco and Spain.
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