†Valanginites tijerensis Imlay 1937 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Olcostephanidae
Full reference: R. W. Imlay. 1937. Lower Neocomian fossils from the Miquihuana region, Mexico. Journal of Paleontology 11(7):552-574
Belongs to Valanginites according to J. Klein 2005
See also Imlay 1937
Sister taxa: Valanginites broggii, Valanginites nucleus
Type specimen: UM 18030, a shell
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Arroyo San Lazaro8 (Cretaceous of Mexico)
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