''Procerites'' is an
extinct genus
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from a well-known class of
fossil
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cephalopod
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s, the
ammonite
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s. It lived during the
Jurassic Period
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.
Distribution
Jurassic of China, France, Germany, Iran and Saudi Arabia
References
Jurassic ammonites
Jurassic animals of Asia
Jurassic animals of Europe
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