Pseudoosterella ubalaensis explained

Pseudoosterella ubalaensis is an extinct ammonoid cephalopod species belonging to the genus Pseudoosterella in the family of Oosterellidae. These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived during the Early Cretaceous; Valanginian epoch. The species was first described by Haas in 1960.[1]

Etymology

The species epithet is derived from Ubalá, Cundinamarca, where the species has been found.[1] In Muysccubun, the language of the Muisca, Ubalá means "Place on the hillside" or "At the foot of the hillside".[2]

Distribution

Fossils of Pseudoosterella ubalaensis have been found in Valanginian black shales of the Murca Formation,[3] belonging to the Cáqueza Group, outcropping near Ubalá,[4] [5] and Labranzagrande, Boyacá.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=collectionSearch&collection_no=83878 Pseudoosterella ubalaensis
  2. Etymology Ubalá
  3. Moreno, 1990, p.76
  4. Piraquive et al., 2011, p.207
  5. Dorado Galindo, 1990, p.23
  6. http://www.bagniliggia.it/WMSD/HtmSpecies/6479000008.htm Pseudoosterella ubalaensis