| Pavlovia Temporal range: Tithonian–Late Cretaceous PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N | |
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| Specimen on display at the National Natural History Museum of China | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | Ammonoidea |
| Order: | Ammonitida |
| Superfamily: | Perisphinctoidea |
| Family: | Dorsoplanitidae |
| Genus: | Pavlovia |
Pavlovia is an extinct genus of ammonite of the Late Jurassic to Late Cretaceous (age range: 150.8 to 99.7 Ma).
Species
- Pavlovia menneri † Michailov 1957
- Pavlovia pavlovi † Michalsky 1890
Description
The shells of these fast-moving nektonic carnivores reach a diameter of about 40 millimetres (1.6 in). They are distinctively-ribbed, with windings that do not overlap largely each other. The suture lines are complicated and securely fastened to the shell wall.
Distribution
Fossils of these ammonites have been found in Tithonian-aged marine strata of Late Jurassic Russia, and in Cretaceous-aged marine-strata of Great Britain.
References
- Notes
- ^ Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Cephalopoda entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560. Archived from the original on 2016-02-25. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
- "Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 2014-05-28.
- Bibliography
- Fossielen: Sesam Natuur Handboeken, (Bosch & Keuning, Baarn). Cyril Walker & David Ward (1993) - ISBN 90-246-4924-2
- Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward
- Cephalopods Present and Past: New Insights and Fresh Perspectives by Neil H. Landman, Richard Arnold Davis, and Royal H. Mapes
- Ammonoid Paleobiology (Topics in Geobiology) by Neil H. Landman, Kazushige Tanabe, and Richard Arnold Davis
- Guide to Fossils (Firefly Pocket series) by Firefly Books
- Cambridge Guide to Minerals Rocks and Fossils by A. C. Bishop
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