Manticoceras Explained

Manticoceras is a genus of ammonites included in the family Gephuroceratidae. These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived in the Devonian period, from 382.4 to 376.1 Ma.

Species

• Manticoceras adorfense
• Manticoceras contractum
• Manticoceras drevermanni
• Manticoceras intumescens
• Manticoceras lamed
• Manticoceras nodifer
• Manticoceras simulator
• Manticoceras sinuosum

Distribution

Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the sediments of Germany, Australia, Canada, France, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom and United States.^[1]

Notes and References

1. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=home Paleobiology Database