†Cheltonia oustense Rakús and Guex 2002 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Oxynoticeratidae
Full reference: M. Rakús and J. Guex. 2002. Les ammonites du jurassique inférieur et moyen de la dorsal tunisienne. Mémoires de Géologie (Lausanne) 39:1-149
Belongs to Cheltonia according to M. Rakús and J. Guex 2002
Sister taxa: Cheltonia acciptris, Cheltonia galeata
Type specimen: Its type locality is Jebel Oust East, Roman quarry, bed 4, which is in a Turneri/Obtusum open shallow subtidal limestone in the Oust Formation of Tunisia
Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore
Average measurements (in mm): shell diameter 21.4
Distribution: found only at Jebel Oust East, Roman quarry, bed 4
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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