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All ammonites were wiped out during or shortly after the K-Pg extinction event, caused by the Chicxulub impact. It has been suggested that ocean acidification generated by the impact played a key role in their extinction, as the larvae of ammonites were likely small and planktonic , and would have been heavily affected. [ 43 ]
Fossils have been found throughout North America from localities in South Carolina, [1] North Carolina, [2] South Dakota, [3] Maryland, [4] New Jersey [5] and Mexico. [6] There is also evidence of the genus being present from the island of Trinidad , although the material found from here cannot be classified at the species level. [ 7 ]
Ammonites of prehistoric North America — a marine molluscs group of the prehistoric Cephalopods in North America. Subcategories This category has the following 5 subcategories, out of 5 total.
Ammonitida or "True ammonites" are an order of ammonoid cephalopods that lived from the Jurassic through Paleocene time periods, commonly with intricate ammonitic sutures. Ammonitida is divided into four suborders, the Phylloceratina , Lytoceratina , Ancyloceratina , and Ammonitina .
Anagaudryceras is an extinct genus of ammonite from the later Cretaceous belonging to the Ammonoidea family Gaudryceratidae. Anagaudryceras has a moderately involute shell with a deep umbilicus and strongly ribbed outer whorl. Ribs are thick and rounded and cross over the venter uninterrupted.
Pages in category "Late Cretaceous ammonites of North America" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Parapuzosia is an extinct genus of desmoceratid ammonites from the Cenomanian to the Campanian of Africa, Europe, and North America. [2] They are typically very large ammonites, reaching diameters of 60 cm (2.0 ft) or more, with the largest species measuring around 2 m (6.6 ft). [3]
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