Parapuzosia seppenradensis

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Parapuzosia seppenradensis
Fossil range: Late Cretaceous
Cast of Parapuzosia seppenradensis in Seppenrade, Germany
Cast of Parapuzosia seppenradensis in Seppenrade, Germany
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Ammonoidea
Family: Desmoceratidae
Genus: Parapuzosia
Species: P. seppenradensis
Binomial name
Parapuzosia seppenradensis
(Landois, 1895)
Synonyms
  • Pachydiscus seppenradensis
    Landois, 1895

Parapuzosia seppenradensis is the largest known species of ammonite. It lived during the Late Cretaceous period. A specimen found in Germany in 1895 measures 1.95 m in diameter, although the living chamber is incomplete. It is estimated that if complete, this specimen would have had a diameter of approximately 2.55 m.

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  • Kennedy, W.J. & U. Kaplan 1995. Parapuzosia (Parapuzosia) seppenradensis (LANDOIS) und die Ammoniten fauna der Dülmener Schichten, Westfalen. Geol. Paläont. Westf. 33: 127 p., 43 pls.
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