Pictonia Explained

Pictonia is an extinct ammonoid cephalopod genus belonging to the family Aulacostephanidae. These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived during the Jurassic period, Kimmeridgian age (from 152.1 to 157.3 mya).^{[1] [2]}

Species

Species within this genus include:^[1]

• Pictonia baylei^[3]
• Pictonia densicostata
• Pictonia gracilis
• Pictonia seminudata

Distribution

Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Jurassic sediments of Germany, Russia and United Kingdom.

Notes and References

1. https://paleobiodb.org/classic/basicTaxonInfo?taxon_no=15401 Paleobiology Database
2. http://strata.geology.wisc.edu/jack/showgenera.php?taxon=183&rank=phylum Sepkoski Online
3. http://www.ammonites.fr/Fiches/1131.htm Ammonites