Pseudoosterella ubalaensis

Pseudoosterella ubalaensis is an extinct ammonoid cephalopod species belonging to the genus Pseudoosterella in the family of Oosterellidae. These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived during the Early Cretaceous; Valanginian epoch. The species was first described by Haas in 1960.

Etymology

The species epithet is derived from Ubalá, Cundinamarca, where the species has been found. In Muysccubun, the language of the Muisca, Ubalá means "Place on the hillside" or "At the foot of the hillside".

Distribution

Fossils of Pseudoosterella ubalaensis have been found in Valanginian black shales of the Murca Formation, belonging to the Cáqueza Group, outcropping near Ubalá, and Labranzagrande, Boyacá.