Eulytoceras

Eulytoceras is an extinct genus of ammonoid cephalopods belonging to the family Lytoceratidae. These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived in the Cretaceous period, from Hauterivian age to Barremian age.

Species

Eulytoceras anisoptychum Uhlig, 1883Eulytoceras inaequalicostatus d'Orbigny, 1840Eulytoceras phestum Matheron, 1878

Description

Shells of Eulytoceras species reach a diameter of about.

Distribution

Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Cretaceous rocks of Antarctica, Austria, Canada, Italy, Madagascar, South Africa and Spain.