''Flickia'' is an
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) ...
genus from the Upper
Albian stage of the
Early Cretaceous
The Early Cretaceous ( geochronological name) or the Lower Cretaceous (chronostratigraphic name), is the earlier or lower of the two major divisions of the Cretaceous. It is usually considered to stretch from 145 Ma to 100.5 Ma.
Geology
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Description
''Flickia'' is a very small ammonite. Its shell varied in shape from subevolute to subinvolute. It was narrow, smooth, and had a rounded venter. Despite belonging to the most advanced order of ammonites, its suture was more similar to that of ''
Goniatites
''Goniatites'' is a genus of extinct cephalopods belonging to the family Goniatitidae, included in the superfamily Goniatitaceae. '' Hibernicoceras'' and '' Hypergoniatites'' are among related genera.
Species
Description
The shell is genera ...
'' and other primitive ammonites.
References
* Murray, John W. ''Atlas of Invertebrate Macrofossils''. New York: Wiley, 1985. Print.
''Flickia'' at Fossilworks
Ammonitida genera
Acanthoceratoidea
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