Parkinsonia (ammonite)
| Parkinsonia Temporal range: Middle Jurassic from Bajocian to Bathonian, 171.6–164.7 Ma | |
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| Fossil of Parkinsonia parkinsoni from Great Britain, on display at the Natural History Museum, London | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Ammonoidea |
| Order: | Ammonitida |
| Superfamily: | Perisphinctoidea |
| Family: | Parkinsoniidae |
| Genus: | Parkinsonia Bayle 1878 |
Parkinsonia is a genus of ammonites belonging to the family Parkinsoniidae.[2]
These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived during from the Bajocian age to the Bathonian age of the Middle Jurassic.[3]
Description
Parkinsonia species have a compressed spiral shell with strong ribbing.[4][5]
Distribution
Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Jurassic of France, Germany, Iran, Russia, United Kingdom, and United States.[1]
References
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