Olcostephanus is an extinct ammonoid cephalopod genus belonging to the family Olcostephanidae. These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived during the Cretaceous, from the upper Valanginian to the lower Hauterivian age.

Species

Source:

  • Olcostephanus astierianus (d'Orbigny, 1840)
  • Olcostephanus atherstoni Sharpe, 1856
  • Olcostephanus bakeri Imlay, 1937
  • Olcostephanus bosei Riedel, 1938
  • Olcostephanus delicatecostatus Haas, 1960
  • Olcostephanus detonii Rodighiero 1919
  • Olcostephanus filifer Imlay, 1937
  • Olcostephanus laticosta Gerth, 1925
  • Olcostephanus paucicostatus Imlay, 1937
  • Olcostephanus pecki Imlay, 1960
  • Olcostephanus popenoei Imlay, 1960
  • Olcostephanus prorsiradiatus Imlay, 1937
  • Olcostephanus quadriradiatus Imlay, 1938
  • Olcostephanus sanlazarensis Imlay, 1937

Distribution

Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Cretaceous sediments of Antarctica, Argentina, Austria, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia (Macanal Formation, Eastern Ranges), Czech Republic, France, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain, Russia, United States, as well as in the Jurassic of Argentina.

Bibliography

  • Piraquive, Alejandro; Díaz, Juan Sebastián; Cuéllar, Tomas; Pardo, Germán; Kammer, Andreas (2011), (PDF), Geología Colombiana, 36: 197–216, archived from (PDF) on 2017-03-30
  • Wright C.W. with J.H. Callomon and M.K. Howarth (1996). "Mollusca 4 Revised: Cretaceous Ammonoidea". In Roger L. Kaesler (ed.). . Vol. 4. Boulder, Colorado and Lawrence, Kansas: The Geological Society of America & University of Kansas Press. p. – via Internet Archive.