Epitornoceras baldisi
“ One of these clades is the Ammonoida. They are extremely rare: only a few occurrences were reported in Bolivia and Argentina in deposits ranging from early Eifelian to early Frasnian (393 to 383 million years ago). ”
– Dr. Ninon Allaire
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: †Ammonoidea
Order: †Goniatitida
Family: †Tornoceratidae
Subfamily: †Tornoceratinae
Genus: †Epitornoceras
Species: †Epitornoceras baldisi
Descendant: ???
Named by: Fritz Daniel Frech
Year Published: 1902
Size: ???
Lifespan: 30 years?
Activity: Nocturnal 🌃
Thermoregulate: Ectotherm
Type: Mollusks (†Ammonites)
Title: n/a
Pantheon: Terran/Gaian 🇺🇳
Time Period: Holocene
Alignment: Shy
Threat Level: ★★★
Diet: Carnivorous 🥩🥓🐟
Elements: Water 🌊
Inflicts: Inkblight ⚫
Weaknesses: Electric ⚡, Leaf 🌿
Casualties: n/a
Based On: itself
Conservation Status: Extinct (EX) – IUCN Red List
Epitornoceras is a Devonian ammonite named by Frech, 1902, belonging to the goniatitid Tornoceratidae and subfamily Tornoceratinae.
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Ammonites use their ink to help their prey get away. When they feel threatened, they can shoot large amounts of ink into the water using their siphon. Scientists believe that by pumping air through the inside chambers of the shell, the air-pump-like siphuncle helped create buoyancy and transport ammonites through the water. Ammonites and nautiluses, on the other hand, have thick exterior shells that protect them from predators. The Nostoceras can shoot itself into the black ink clouds, ramming towards the predators.
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Nautiluses and ammonites are shy toward humans and unique among other cephalopods, though, because they have hard outer shells that help protect them from predators. This is the only known ammonite that was very curious about enemies, including humans, because of their higher IQ.
North Africa, as well as the Rhenish-Bohemian and Appalachian basins, are home to Epitornoceras. Around 383 million years ago, during the Late Givetian epoch of the Middle Devonian period, Epitornoceras baldisi inhabited the marine habitats of the supercontinent Gondwana.
Movement Pattern: Not a Migrant
Individual Type: Gather
Population Trend: Stable
Population: 0
Locomotion: Aquatic
Habitat: Warm Littoral; Cold Littoral; Warm Intertidal; Cold Intertidal; Kelp Forest; Coral Reef; Barrier Reef; Guyot; Neritic Zone (Warm); Neritic Zone (Cold); Pelagic Zone (Warm); Pelagic Zone (Cold); Benthic Zone.
Earth:
Extinct: Argentina; Bolivia; Morocco; Tunisia
The ammonite isn’t tame because it is stupid.
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