Dufrenoyia
| Dufrenoyia Temporal range: Cretaceous, 125.45–112.6 Ma | |
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| Fossil shell of Dufrenoyia dufrenoyi from France, on display at Galerie de paléontologie et d'anatomie comparée in Paris | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Ammonoidea |
| Order: | Ammonitida |
| Suborder: | Ancyloceratina |
| Superfamily: | Deshayesitaceae |
| Family: | Parahoplitidae |
| Genus: | Dufrenoyia Kilian and Reboul 1915 |
Dufrenoyia is an extinct genus of Cretaceous ammonites included in the family Parahoplitidae. These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived in the Cretaceous period (Aptian age). [2] The type species of the genus is Ammonites dufrenoyi. [1]
Species
- Dufrenoyia codazziana Karsten 1886
- Dufrenoyia dufrenoyi d'Orbigny 1840
- Dufrenoyia furcata Sowerby 1836
- Dufrenoyia justinae Hill 1893
Distribution
Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Cretaceous sediments of Germany, Mexico, Morocco, Spain, the United Kingdom, United States and Venezuela. [1]
References
- 1 2 3 4 The Paleobiology Database
- ↑ Sepkoski, Jack Sepkoski's Online Genus Database – Cephalopoda
- Arkell, et al 1957. Mesozoic Ammonoidea. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L Ammonoidea. Geological Soc of America and University of Kansas press.
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