Pavlovia

Genus of molluscs (fossil)

Pavlovia

Temporal range: Tithonian–Late Cretaceous[1]

PreꞒ

Specimen on display at the National Natural History Museum of China
Scientific classification
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Animalia

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Mollusca

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Cephalopoda

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Ammonoidea

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Ammonitida

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Perisphinctoidea

Family:  |

Dorsoplanitidae

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Pavlovia

Pavlovia is an extinct genus of ammonite[2] of the Late Jurassic to Late Cretaceous (age range: 150.8 to 99.7 Ma).[1]

## Species

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* Pavlovia menneri † Michailov 1957
* Pavlovia pavlovi †  Michalsky 1890

## Description

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The shells of these fast-moving nektonic carnivores reach a diameter of about 40 millimetres (1.6 in). They are distinctively-ribbed, with windings that do not overlap largely each other. The suture lines are complicated and securely fastened to the shell wall.

## Distribution

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Fossils of these ammonites have been found in Tithonian-aged marine strata of Late Jurassic Russia, and in Cretaceous-aged marine-strata of Great Britain.

## References

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* Paleontology portal

Notes

1. ^ a b Sepkoski, Jack (2002). "A compendium of fossil marine animal genera (Cephalopoda entry)". Bulletins of American Paleontology. 363: 1–560\. Archived from the original on 2016-02-25. Retrieved 2017-10-18.
2. ^ "Paleobiology Database". Retrieved 2014-05-28.

Bibliography

* Fossielen: Sesam Natuur Handboeken, (Bosch & Keuning, Baarn). Cyril Walker & David Ward (1993) - ISBN 90-246-4924-2
* Fossils (Smithsonian Handbooks) by David Ward
* Cephalopods Present and Past: New Insights and Fresh Perspectives by Neil H. Landman, Richard Arnold Davis, and Royal H. Mapes
* Ammonoid Paleobiology (Topics in Geobiology) by Neil H. Landman, Kazushige Tanabe, and Richard Arnold Davis
* Guide to Fossils (Firefly Pocket series) by Firefly Books
* Cambridge Guide to Minerals Rocks and Fossils by A. C. Bishop

Taxon identifiers

Pavlovia|

* Wikidata: Q3935498
* CoL: 6JRZ
* GBIF: 4626101
* IRMNG: 1020638
* Open Tree of Life: 4954359
* Paleobiology Database: 15374

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