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Parapuzosia bradyi

Parapuzosia bradyi
Temporal range: Late Cretaceous
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Ammonoidea
Order: Ammonitida
Family: Desmoceratidae
Genus: Parapuzosia
Species: P. bradyi
Binomial name
Parapuzosia bradyi
Miller & Youngquist, 1946

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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