Cardioceras
# Cardioceras

Cardioceras is an extinct ammonite genus belonging to the family Cardioceratidae. These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived during the Jurassic period, Oxfordian age.

## Description

Shells of Cardioceras species can reach a diameter of 20–25 millimetres (0.79–0.98 in). The shape is circular, with ribs and a prominent ridge along the dorsal edge.

## Distribution

Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Jurassic of France, Germany, Poland, Russia, the United Kingdom and Alaska.

