Kranaosphinctes Explained

Kranaosphinctes is an extinct genus of ammonites belonging to the Perisphinctidae family.[1] Some authors consider Kranaosphinctes a subgenus of the genus Perisphinctes. [2]

Fossil record

Fossils of Kranaosphinctes are found in marine strata of the Upper Jurassic (age range: from 161.2 to 155.7 million years ago.). Fossils are known from some localities of Europe, Argentina, India and Madagascar.[2] [3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kranaosphinctes Buckman, 1921 - Checklist View . https://web.archive.org/web/20170511064707/https://www.gbif.org/species/108043801 . 2017-05-11 . www.gbif.org.
  2. Web site: Paleobiology Database - Kranaosphinctes . 2017-10-19 .
  3. Web site: Fig. 5. P. (Otosphinctes) and P. (Kranaosphinctes) from the Dimmocks.
  4. The ammonites of the family Perisphinctidae from the Plicatilis Zone (Lower Middle Oxfordian) of the Polish Jura Chain (Central Poland); their taxonomy, phylogeny and biostratigraphy . Acta Geologica Polonica . 2002 . 52 . 3 . 307–364 . Głowniak . Ewa .

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