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Pavlovia

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Pavlovia
Temporal range: Tithonian–Late Cretaceous[1]
Specimen on display at the National Natural History Museum of China
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Pavlovia

Pavlovia is an extinct genus of ammonite[2] of the Late Jurassic to Late Cretaceous (age range: 150.8 to 99.7 Ma).[1]

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Description

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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

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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.

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Notes
  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ^ "Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 2014-05-28.
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