†Metatirolites foliaceus Dittmar 1866 (ammonite)
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Cephalopoda - Phylloceratida - Ussuritidae
Alternative combinations: Ammonites foliaceus, Tirolites (Metatirolites) foliaceus
Belongs to Metatirolites according to L. F. Spath 1951
See also Hyatt and Smith 1905 and Smith 1927
Sister taxa: Metatirolites withrowi, Tirolites (Metatirolites) quadrangulus, Tirolites (Metatirolites) subpygmaeus
Ecology: nektonic carnivore
Distribution: found only at Brock Mountain, 3 miles east of Madison's ranch (Trachyceras subzone) (Triassic of California)
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