Parapuzosia

Parapuzosia; Temporal range: Cenomanian-Campanian; ~99–71 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
	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
Species
	(Scott & Moore, 1928); (Scott & Moore, 1928); P. bradyi (Miller & Youngquist, 1946); (Grossouvre, 1894); (Grossouvre, 1894) (type species); P. seppenradensis (Landois, 1895);

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.

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[Sepkoski_Ceph-1] Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "Sepkoski's Online Genus Database". Retrieved 2014-05-28.

[fossilworks-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Paleobiology Database - Parapuzosia". Retrieved 7 April 2016.

[3] ttp://www.eartharchives.org/articles/shelled-krakens-of-the-mesozoic-deep/

[larson-4] 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.

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Parapuzosia Temporal range: Cenomanian-Campanian ~99–71 Ma^[1] PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N

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
Species^[2]
(Scott & Moore, 1928) (Scott & Moore, 1928) P. bradyi (Miller & Youngquist, 1946) (Grossouvre, 1894) (Grossouvre, 1894) (type species) P. seppenradensis (Landois, 1895)