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Desmoceratidae
Desmoceratidae is a family belonging to the ammonite superfamily Desmoceratoidea. with and (1996), ''Mollusca 4 Revised , Cretaceous Ammonoidea'', vol. 4, in ''Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology'', Part L (Roger L. Kaesler et el. eds.), Boulder, Colorado: The Geological Society of America & Lawrence, Kansas: University of Kansas Press, 69-71. a Paleobiology database retrieved on July 8, 2012. They are an extinct group of , shelled |
Puzosia
''Puzosia'' is a genus of desmoceratid ammonites, and the type genus for the Puzosiinae, which lived during the middle part of the Cretaceous, from early Aptian to Maastrichtian (125.5 to 70.6 Ma). The generic name comes from the Serbian words "Puž" (snail) and "oce/ose" (axis), gaining its name from the shell's snail-like appearance. Subgenera and species * ''Puzosia (Anapuzosia)'' Matsumoto 1954 * ''Puzosia (Bhimaites)'' Matsumoto 1954 ** ''Puzosia (Bhimaites) bhima'' Stoliczka 1865 * ''Puzosia (Puzosia)'' Bayle 1878 ** ''Puzosia (Puzosia) mayoriana'' d'Orbigny 1841 ** ''Puzosia (Puzosia) planulatus'' Sowerby 1827 ** ''Puzosia alaskana'' Imlay 1960 ** ''Puzosia bistricta'' White 1887 ** ''Puzosia brasiliana'' Maury 1936 ** ''Puzosia crebrisulcata'' Kossmat 1898 ** ''Puzosia dilleri'' Anderson 1902 ** ''Puzosia garajauana'' Maury 1936 ** ''Puzosia lata'' Seitz 1931 ** ''Puzosia longmani'' Whitehouse 1926 ** ''Puzosia lytoceroides'' Haas 1952 ** ''Puzosia media'' Seitz 1931 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beudanticeras
''Beudanticeras'' is an extinct cephalopod genus from the Late Cretaceous period; Albian and Cenomanian, belonging to the ammonoid subclass and included in the family Desmoceratidae. ''Beudanticeras'' has a rather to very compressed shell that is moderately involute, with convex to flat sides and a narrowly arched out rim. Coiling is such that the outer whorl embraces much of the next inner whorl, leaving a small spiraled umbilicus. The shell is generally smooth but may have weak ribs but no tubercles. The suture is ammonitic. The derivation of ''Beudanticeras'' may be from '' Uhligella'', although ''Uhligella'' is partly contemporary with early ''Beudanticeras''. Other related genera include '' Beudantiella'', '' Brewericeras'', '' Zurcherella'', and possibly '' Pseudosaynella''. Species The following species of ''Beudanticeras'' have been recognised: * ''B. alamoense'' * ''B. arduennense'' * ''B. argonauticum'' * ''B. beudanti'' * ''B. flindersi'' * ''B. hirtzi'' * ''B. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desmoceras
''Desmoceras'' is a genus of Ammonoidea, ammonites belonging to the family Desmoceratidae. These cephalopods were fast-moving nektonic carnivores. They lived in the Early Cretaceous; Albian epoch. Species * ''Desmoceras alamoense'' * ''Desmoceras argonauticum'' * ''Desmoceras austeni'' * ''Desmoceras barryae'' * ''Desmoceras chimuense'' * ''Desmoceras ezoanum'' * ''Desmoceras inane'' * ''Desmoceras latidorsatum'' * ''Desmoceras pseudinane'' * ''Desmoceras pseudouhligella'' * ''Desmoceras uhligella'' Distribution Cretaceous of Angola, Antarctica, Australia, Canada, Colombia (Hiló Formation), - Fossilworks Egypt, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Madagascar (Mahajanga Province), Mexico, Morocco, Nigeria, Peru, Russia, United Kingdom, United States and Venezuela. |
Hauericeras
''Hauericeras'' is an ammonite genus from the Late Cretaceous that lived from the Coniacian to the late Maastrichtian, from about 90 to 66 mya. Fossils have been found in Europe, Russia, South Africa, Australia, India, Iraq, and in the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 U.S. state, states, a Washington, D.C., federal district, five ma .... The shell of ''Haericeras'' is subinvolute with the outer whorl covering much of the inner, but leaving part of the inner whorls exposed. Whorls are smooth with narrow periodic constructions. Whorl section is laterally compressed, flanks gently bowed, venter sharp. The suture is strongly ammonitic. The genus '' Oiophyllites'' may be related. Species * ''Hauericeras gardeni'' * ''Hauericeras pseudogardeni'' * ''Hauericeras sulcatum'' References *W. Arkell ''et al.'', 1957. Mesozo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pachydesmoceras
''Pachydesmoceras'' is a genus of ammonites belonging to the family Desmoceratidae. Species of this genus were fast-moving nektonic carnivorous shelled cephalopods. They lived during the Cretaceous, from the Albian (112.0-99.6 Mya) to the Santonian (85.8-83.5 Mya) stage. Distribution Cretaceous of Antarctica, Cameroon, India, Japan, Nigeria, Romania, United States (California). File:Pachydesmoceras pachydiscoide.jpg, Fossil of ''Pachydesmoceras pachydiscoide'' from Japan. Exhibit in the National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo, Japan. See also * Cephalopod size Cephalopods vary enormously in size. The smallest are only about long and weigh less than at maturity, while the largest—the giant and colossal squids—can exceed in length and weigh close to half a tonne (), making them the largest livin ... References * Sepkoski, JacSepkoski's Online Genus Database – Cephalopodes Paleobiology Database* Adrian KiFirst record of the puzosiine ammonite genus Pachy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abrytasites
''Abrytasites'' (''Abrytusites'') is an extinct genus of cephalopods belonging to the Ammonoidea subclass. The genus was named after the ancient Roman town of Abrittus, located near the present Bulgarian city of Razgrad. There are several described species of ''Abrytasites'', including A. ''thieuloyi'', A. ''julianyi'', and A. ''neumayri''. They are inflated, with constrictions, have rather thick ribs springing irregularly, singly or in pairs, from umbilical bullae. Their inner whorls closely resemble types species of ''Valdedorsella''. with and (1996), ''Mollusca 4 Revised , Cretaceous Ammonoidea'', vol. 4, in ''Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology'', Part L (Roger L. Kaesler et el. eds.), Boulder, Colorado: The Geological Society of America & Lawrence, Kansas: University of Kansas Press, at 72. This animal lived 125–136.4 million years ago during the Hauterivian and the Barremian The Barremian is an age in the geologic timescale (or a chronostratigraphic stage) b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desmoceratoidea
Desmoceratoidea, formerly Desmocerataceae, is a superfamily of Cretaceous ammonite Ammonoids are a group of extinct marine mollusc animals in the subclass Ammonoidea of the class Cephalopoda. These molluscs, commonly referred to as ammonites, are more closely related to living coleoids (i.e., octopuses, squid and cuttlefish) ...s, generally with round or oval-whorled shells that are mostly smooth or weakly ribbed and rarely tuberculate, but commonly with constrictions. a Paleobiology database retrieved on July 8, 2012. with and (1996), ''Mollusca 4 Revised , Cretaceous Ammonoidea'', vol. 4, in ''Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology'', Part L (R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parapuzosia
''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 or more, with the largest species measuring upwards of more than . It possesses a moderately involute shell with flat or slightly rounded sides. Distinct primary and secondary ribbing can be observed in the inner whorls. Etymology The origin of the generic name ''Parapuzosia'' ("similar to ''Puzosia''") comes from the smaller, related desmatoceratid ''Puzosia ''Puzosia'' is a genus of desmoceratid ammonites, and the type genus for the Puzosiinae, which lived during the middle part of the Cretaceous, from early Aptian to Maastrichtian (125.5 to 70.6 Ma). The generic name comes from the Serbian words ...''. "Puzosia" comes from the Serbian words "пужа/Puzo" (Snail) and "Oca/Osia" (Axis), translating to "snail axis". References Desmoceratidae Ammonitida genera C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Alfred Von Zittel
Karl Alfred Ritter von Zittel (25 September 1839 – 5 January 1904) was a German palaeontologist best known for his ''Handbuch der Palaeontologie'' (1876–1880). Biography Karl Alfred von Zittel was born in Bahlingen in the Grand Duchy of Baden. His father, Karl was a leading liberal cleric in Baden. He was educated at the University of Heidelberg, the University of Paris and the University of Vienna. For a short period he served on the Geological Survey of Austria, and as assistant in the mineralogical museum at Vienna. In 1863, he became teacher of geology and mineralogy in the polytechnic at Karlsruhe, and three years later he succeeded Albert Oppel as professor of palaeontology in the University of Munich, with the charge of the state collection of fossils. In 1880, he was appointed to the geological professorship, and eventually to the directorship of the natural history museum of Munich. His earlier work comprised a monograph on the ''Cretaceous bivalve mollusca o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuttlefish
Cuttlefish or cuttles are marine molluscs of the order Sepiida. They belong to the class Cephalopoda which also includes squid, octopuses, and nautiluses. Cuttlefish have a unique internal shell, the cuttlebone, which is used for control of buoyancy. Cuttlefish have large, W-shaped pupils, eight arms, and two tentacles furnished with denticulated suckers, with which they secure their prey. They generally range in size from , with the largest species, the giant cuttlefish (''Sepia apama''), reaching in mantle length and over in mass. Cuttlefish eat small molluscs, crabs, shrimp, fish, octopus, worms, and other cuttlefish. Their predators include dolphins, sharks, fish, seals, seabirds, and other cuttlefish. The typical life expectancy of a cuttlefish is about 1–2 years. Studies are said to indicate cuttlefish to be among the most intelligent invertebrates. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nautiloid
Nautiloids are a group of marine cephalopods ( Mollusca) which originated in the Late Cambrian and are represented today by the living ''Nautilus'' and '' Allonautilus''. Fossil nautiloids are diverse and speciose, with over 2,500 recorded species. They flourished during the early Paleozoic era, when they constituted the main predatory animals. Early in their evolution, nautiloids developed an extraordinary diversity of shell shapes, including coiled morphologies and giant straight-shelled forms (orthocones). Only a handful of rare coiled species, the nautiluses, survive to the present day. In a broad sense, "nautiloid" refers to a major cephalopod subclass or collection of subclasses (Nautiloidea ''sensu lato''). Nautiloids are typically considered one of three main groups of cephalopods, along with the extinct ammonoids (ammonites) and living coleoids (such as squid, octopus, and kin). While ammonoids and coleoids are monophyletic clades with exclusive ancestor-descendan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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