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Cardioceras sp. Ammonite

Bajocian, Morocco
Jurassic period ( 201.3 -145 million years ago)
Cardioceras is an extinct ammonite genus belonging to the family Cardioceratidae. These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived during the Jurassic period, Oxfordian age. Shells of Cardioceras species can reach a diameter of 20–25 millimetres (0.79–0.98 in). The shape is circular, with ribs and a prominent ridge along the dorsal edge.
Kingdom: Animalia
Pylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: †Ammonitida
Family: †Cardioceratidae
Genus: †Cardioceras