Pachysphinctes Explained

Pachysphinctes is an extinct genus of ammonites belonging to the Perisphinctidae family.

Fossil record

Fossils of Pachysphinctes are found in marine strata of the Jurassic (age range: from 150.8 to 145.5 million years ago.). Fossils are known from some localities in Antarctica, Cuba, Germany, India, Madagascar and Yemen.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.fossilworks.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=taxonInfo&taxon_no=15313 The Paleobiology Database