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Echioceras

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Echioceras is an extinct genus of ammonites from the Early Jurassic of Europe and North America.

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taxon name
Echioceras
taxon rank
genus
start time
196500000-
end time
189600000-
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Echioceras is an extinct genus of ammonites from the Early Jurassic of Europe and North America.

==Description== Shell of Echioceras species can reach a diameter of about .. The narrow and broad evolute shell is reinforced by fine ribs on inner whorls, progressively becoming stronger, straight and distinct.

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