Lewesiceras ubatense Leanza 1967 (ammonite)

Cephalopoda - Ammonitida - Pachydiscidae

Full reference: A. F. Leanza. 1967. Algunos ammonites nuevos o poco conocidos del Turoniano de Colombia y Venezuela. Acta Geologica Lilloana 9:189-229

Belongs to Lewesiceras according to A. F. Leanza 1967

Sister taxa: Lewesiceras jimboi, Lewesiceras mantelli, Lewesiceras peramplum, Lewesiceras pingue, Lewesiceras wiedmanni, Lewesiceras woodi

Type specimen: USNM 132537. Its type locality is USGS 10537. Ubaté, 45 millas al norte de Bogotá, which is in a Turonian marine horizon in the La Frontera Formation of Colombia.

Ecology: fast-moving nektonic carnivore

Distribution: found only at USGS 10537. Ubaté, 45 millas al norte de Bogotá

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