Progeronia
| Progeronia Temporal range:
| |
|---|---|
| Progeronia lictor from Tulear (Madagascar), Kimmeridgian stage | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Cephalopoda |
| Subclass: | †Ammonoidea |
| Order: | †Ammonitida |
| Family: | †Perisphinctidae |
| Genus: | †Progeronia (Arkell, 1953) |
Progeronia is a genus of ammonites belonging to the family Perisphinctidae.[1]
These fast-moving nektonic carnivores lived in the Jurassic period, from 155.7 to 150.8 Ma.[2]
Species
Species within this genus include:[3]
- Progeronia breviceps
- Progeronia lictor
- Progeronia polyplocoides
Description
Shells of Progeronia species can reach a diameter of 6–23 millimetres (0.24–0.91 in).[1] These large shell are large and involute, with a bifurcated or trifurcated ribs.[1]
Distribution
Fossils of species within this genus have been found in the Jurassic sediments of Algeria and Hungary.[2]
References
- ^ a b c Corbieres Fossiles
- ^ a b Fossilworks
- ^ Almeras Yves, 1963: Application des methodes biometriques et statistiques a letude de quelques Perisphinctides kimmeridgiens du genre Progeronia, Arkell, 1953 Bulletin du Bureau de Recherches Geologiques et Minieres, Section 2: Geologie Appliquee, Chronique des Mines 3 – Pg. 1-28