Tissotia

Tissotia Temporal range: Cretaceous PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Fossil of Tissotia species from Peru
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Subclass:	†Ammonoidea
Order:	†Ammonitida
Family:	†Tissotiidae
Genus:	†Tissotia Douvillé, 1890

Tissotia is a genus of ammonites belonging to the family Tissotiidae.^[1][2]

These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived in the Cretaceous period (89.3 to 84.9 Ma).^[3] Shells of Tissotia species can reach a diameter of 20 centimetres (7.9 in).

Species

Species within the genus Tissotia include:^[3]

• Tissotia fourneli Bayle, 1849
• Tissotia halli Knechtel, 1947
• Tissotia hedbergi Benavides-Caceres, 1956
• Tissotia steinmanni Lissón, 1908

Distribution

Fossils of the species within this genus have been found in the Cretaceous sediments of Brazil, Cameroon, Egypt, France, Nigeria, Peru and Spain.^[3]

References

External links

• Paleomania

Wikidata ☰ Q20721539 entry

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