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Parapuzosia ✝
| Description | Parapuzosia is an extinct genus of desmoceratid ammonites from the Cenomanian to the Campanian of Africa, Europe, and North America. 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). It possesses a moderately involute shell with flat or slightly rounded sides. Distinct primary and secondary ribbing can be observed in the inner whorls. From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parapuzosia, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Rank | genus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (GBIF) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonoidea : Desmoceratidae : Parapuzosia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomy (PBDB) | Life : Animalia : Mollusca : Cephalopoda : Ammonitida : Desmoceratidae : Parapuzosia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxonomic Status (GBIF) | accepted | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Classification (PBDB,GBIF) |
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| Scientific Name | Parapuzosia Nowak, 1913 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Name Published In | Anz. Akad. Krakau, [25] 350 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status (PBDB) | extinct | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taxon Size (PBDB) | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| First Recorded Appearance | 101 - 94 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last Recorded Appearance | 83.5 - 70.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Motility | fast-moving (based on Ammonoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vision | well-developed (based on Cephalopoda) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Diet | carnivore (based on Ammonoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Taphonomy | aragonite (based on Ammonoidea) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Primary Reference (PBDB) | J. J. Sepkoski, Jr. 2002. A compendium of fossil marine animal genera. Bulletins of American Paleontology 363:1-560 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parapuzosia |
Fossil Distribution
Subtaxa
| Name | Status | Common Name(s) | Fossil Occurrences | Oldest | Youngest |
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| Parapuzosia (Austiniceras) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 12 | 101 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 86.3 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Parapuzosia (Parapuzosia) ✝ subgenus | listed (PBDB) | 16 | 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Parapuzosia americana ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Parapuzosia arenaica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Parapuzosia austeni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Parapuzosia bosei ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Parapuzosia bradyi ✝ species | accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB) | 1 | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 83.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Parapuzosia corbarica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Parapuzosia daubreei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Parapuzosia giganteum species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Parapuzosia hearni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Parapuzosia hindsi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Parapuzosia magellanica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Parapuzosia mozambica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Parapuzosia sealei species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Parapuzosia seppenradensis species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Parapuzosia terryi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Puzosia (Parapuzosia) arenaica ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 89.8 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Puzosia (Parapuzosia) hearni ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 93.5 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Puzosia (Parapuzosia) hindsi ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 99.6 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Puzosia (Parapuzosia) klamathonae ✝ species | listed (PBDB) | 1 | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | 93.9 Ma Late/Upper Cretaceous | |
| Puzosia arenaica species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Puzosia hearni species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
| Puzosia hindsi species | accepted (GBIF) | No associated record in PBDB | |||
Synonymy List
| Year | Name and Author |
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| 1913 | Parapuzosia Nowak |
| 1958 | Puzosia (Parapuzosia) Anderson p. 235 |
| 1960 | Parapuzosia Clark p. 235 |
| 1979 | Parapuzosia Summesberger p. 126 |
| 1984 | Parapuzosia Wright and Kennedy p. 59 |
| 1988 | Parapuzosia Thomel p. 28 |
| 1993 | Parapuzosia Kennedy p. 104 |
| 1995 | Parapuzosia Kennedy p. 391 |
| 1995 | Parapuzosia Kennedy and Kaplan p. 21 |
| 2002 | Parapuzosia Sepkoski, Jr. |
References
Data courtesy of: PBDB: The Paleobiology Database, Creative Commons CC-BY licenced. , GBIF: the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, various licences, iDigBio, various licences, and EOL: The Encyclopedia of Life (Open Data Public Domain). Because fossils are made of minerals too!
