†Matheronites brevicostatus Bogdanova 1971 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Hemihoplitidae
Full reference: T. N. Bogdanova. 1971. New Barremian ammonites from western Turkmenia. Paleontological Journal 5(3):334-344
Belongs to Matheronites according to T. N. Bogdanova 1971
Sister taxon: Matheronites ridzewskyi
Type specimen: TsGM 1/10096, a shell. Its type locality is Area of the Gobekadzhi wells, Tuarkyr, which is in a Barremian marine horizon in Turkmenistan.
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 41.7
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of Turkmenistan (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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