†Xenocephalites araucanus Burckhardt 1903 (ammonite)
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.
Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Sphaeroceratidae
Alternative combination: Macrocephalites araucanus
Belongs to Xenocephalites according to H. Parent 1998
Sister taxa: Xenocephalites bearpawensis, Xenocephalites grantmackiei, Xenocephalites hartsocki, Xenocephalites neuquensis, Xenocephalites nikitini, Xenocephalites vicarius
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Chacay Melehué, bed 0 (Jurassic of Argentina)
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.