Parapuzosia | |
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Parapuzosia seppenradensis with a diameter of 1.8 m (5.9 ft) | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Cephalopoda |
Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
Order: | †Ammonitida |
Family: | †Desmoceratidae |
Subfamily: | †Puzosiinae |
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 around 2 m (6.6 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]