''Uhligites'' is an oppeliid ammonite included in the subfamily

Streblitinae Streblitinae is a subfamily of Upper Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous ammonites within the family Oppeliidae characterized by compressed, involute shells; typically oxycones with complex sutures. Includes '' Streblites'', '' Pseudoppelia'', and '' ...

that lived during the latest part of the

Jurassic The Jurassic ( ) is a Geological period, geologic period and System (stratigraphy), stratigraphic system that spanned from the end of the Triassic Period million years ago (Mya) to the beginning of the Cretaceous Period, approximately 143.1 Mya. ...

and earliest

Cretaceous The Cretaceous ( ) is a geological period that lasted from about 143.1 to 66 mya (unit), million years ago (Mya). It is the third and final period of the Mesozoic Era (geology), Era, as well as the longest. At around 77.1 million years, it is the ...

; from about 150 to 140 m.y.a. ''Uhligites'' has been found in uppermost Jurassic (

Tithonian In the geological timescale, the Tithonian is the latest age (geology), age of the Late Jurassic Epoch and the uppermost stage (stratigraphy), stage of the Upper Jurassic Series. It spans the time between 149.2 ±0.7 annum, Ma and 143.1 ±0.6 (mi ...

) sediments in China, India, New Zealand, and Yemen, and the Lower Cretaceous (

Berriasian In the geological timescale, the Berriasian is an age/ stage of the Early/Lower Cretaceous. It is the oldest subdivision in the entire Cretaceous. It has been taken to span the time between 143.1 ±0.6 Ma and 137.05 ± 0.2 (million years ago) ...

) sediments, also in Yemen, and in Antarctica. Related genera include '' Streblites'', '' Substreblites'', and '' Cyrtosiceras''.

References

''Uhligites''-Paleodb
* Arkell ''et al.'', 1957. Mesozoic Ammonoidea;

Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology The ''Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology,'' published from 1953–2007 by the Geological Society of America and the University of Kansas, then 2009–present by the University of Kansas Paleontological Institute, is a definitive multi-authore ...

, Part L, Geological Society of America. * D.T, Donovan, Collomon, J.H, and Howarth, M.K 1981. Classification of the Jurassic Ammonitina. The Ammmonoidea; Systematics Association. Ammonitida genera Oppeliidae Tithonian first appearances Early Cretaceous genus extinctions Cretaceous animals of Asia {{Ammonitina-stub