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Parapuzosia bradyi

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Kingdom
  
Species
  
†P. bradyi

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Family
  
Phylum
  
Subclass
  
Ammonites

Similar
  
Parapuzosia, Ammonites, Parapuzosia seppenradensis, Titanites, Desmoceratidae

Parapuzosia bradyi is a gigantic species of ammonite, reaching diameters of more than 4.5 ft (1.4 m) by 6 ft (1.8 m). It is the largest species of ammonite in North America. It had a moderately involute shell with flat sides. The inner whorls are slightly oval-shaped with prominent ribbing. They are only known from the upper layers of the Eagle Sandstone and Cody Shale formations (both Late Cretaceous).

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Parapuzosia bradyi Wikipedia


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