Parapuzosia
Parapuzosia | |
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Parapuzosia seppenradensis with a diameter of 1.8 m (5.9 ft) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
Order: | †Ammonitida |
Family: | †Desmoceratidae |
Genus: | †Parapuzosia Nowak, 1913 |
Type species | |
Parapuzosia daubreei Grossouvre, 1894
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Species[2] | |
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Parapuzosia is an extinct genus of desmoceratid ammonites from the Cenomanian to the Campanian of Africa, Europe, and North America.[2] They are typically very large ammonites, reaching diameters of 60 cm (2.0 ft) or more, with the largest species measuring upwards of more than 2.5 m (8.2 ft).[3] It possesses a moderately involute shell with flat or slightly rounded sides. Distinct primary and secondary ribbing can be observed in the inner whorls.[4]
Etymology[]
The origin of the generic name Parapuzosia ("similar to Puzosia") comes from the smaller, related desmatoceratid Puzosia. "Puzosia" comes from the Serbian words "пужа/Puzo" (Snail) and "Oca/Osia" (Axis), translating to "snail axis".[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "Sepkoski's Online Genus Database". Retrieved 2014-05-28.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Paleobiology Database - Parapuzosia". Retrieved 7 April 2016.
- ^ http://www.eartharchives.org/articles/shelled-krakens-of-the-mesozoic-deep/
- ^ Neal L. Larson; Steven D. Jorgensen; Robert A. Farrar & Peter L. Larson (1997). Ammonites and the Other Cephalopods of the Pierre Seaway. Geoscience Press, Inc. p. 44. ISBN 0-945005-34-2.
Categories:
- Desmoceratidae
- Ammonitida genera
- Cenomanian genus first appearances
- Coniacian life
- Santonian life
- Turonian life
- Campanian genus extinctions
- Ammonites of Africa
- Cretaceous ammonites of Europe
- Cretaceous ammonites of North America
- Fossil taxa described in 1894
- Ammonitina stubs