Virgatosphinctes
Genus of molluscs (fossil)
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Virgatosphinctes is an extinct genus of ammonites, which lived in the Tithonian stage of the Jurassic period, from 150.8 to 140.2 Ma . Its fossils have been found in Antarctica, China, Cuba, India, Nepal, Russia and Yemen.
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| Fossil specimen of Virgatosphinctes species from Upper Jurassic | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
| Order: | †Ammonitida |
| Family: | †Perisphinctidae |
| Genus: | †Virgatosphinctes |
References
- Paleobiology Database Archived 2022-03-25 at the Wayback Machine
- Sepkoski's Online Genus Database[link removed]
- Science Photo
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