Suevisphinctes – a new perisphinctid ammonite genus from the Lower Tithonian (Hybonotum Zone) of Southern Germany

Authors

  • Armin SCHERZINGER Maurenstraße 26, 78194 Immendingen-Hattingen
  • Günter SCHWEIGERT Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde, Rosenstein 1, 70191 Stuttgart
  • Horacio PARENT Laboratorio de Paleontologia, IFG, Facultad de Ingeniería, Universidad Nacional de Rosario, Pellegrini 250, 2000 Rosario
  • István FŐZY MTA-MTM-ELTE Research Group for Paleontology, 1431 Budapest, Pf. 137

Abstract

A new Upper Jurassic perisphinctid ammonite genus, Suevisphinctes (type species: Suevisphinctes josefkelleri nov. gen., nov. sp.), is established. At present, it is recorded from the laisackerensis biohorizon (Early Tithonian, Hybonotum Zone, Rueppellianus Subzone) of SW Germany. A historical ammonite specimen of supposed Tithonian age from the Polish Klippen of Iskrzyczyn may be assigned to Suevisphinctes as well and thus indicates a possible Tethyan origin of this enigmatic genus.

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2024-09-03

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