Parkinsonia (ammonite) explained

Parkinsonia is a genus of ammonites belonging to the family Parkinsoniidae.

These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived from the Bajocian age to the Bathonian age of the Middle Jurassic.

Description

Parkinsonia species have a compressed spiral shell with strong ribbing.[1]

Distribution

Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Jurassic of France, Germany, Iran, Russia, United Kingdom, and United States.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.ammonites.fr/Fiches/0198.htm Ammonites.fr
  2. http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=15364&is_real_user=1 Paleobiology Database - Parkinsonia