Dufrenoyia
Dufrenoyia is an extinct genus of Cretaceous ammonites included in the family Parahoplitidae. These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived in the Cretaceous period (Aptian age).[2] The type species of the genus is Ammonites dufrenoyi.[1]
| Dufrenoyia | |
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| Dufrenoyia dufrenoyi from France | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
| Order: | †Ammonitida |
| Suborder: | †Ancyloceratina |
| Family: | †Parahoplitidae |
| Subfamily: | †Deshayesitinae |
| Genus: | †Dufrenoyia Kilian and Reboul, 1915 |
Species
- Dufrenoyia codazziana Karsten, 1886
- Dufrenoyia dufrenoyi d'Orbigny, 1840
- Dufrenoyia furcata Sowerby, 1836
- Dufrenoyia justinae Hill, 1893
Distribution
Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Cretaceous sediments of Germany, Mexico, Morocco, Spain, the United Kingdom, United States and Venezuela.[1]
References
- Arkell et al., 1957. Mesozoic Ammonoidea. Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, Part L Ammonoidea. Geological Soc of America and University of Kansas press.
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