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POLYMORPHITIDAE [1 record]

Record 1 1977-07-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

[Ammonites of the family polymorphitidae are] evolute, more or less compressed, simply ribbed or smooth, with a wide variety of venters. Sutures [are] usually complex, but may be simple in young forms (...) "L.Jur." (mainly "L.Pliensb.").

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

[Les Ammonites de la famille des polymorphitidae ont un] ombilic large, [des] tours lisses chez le jeune puis pourvus de nombreuses côtes radiales, souvent inclinées vers l'avant en atteignant la région ventrale, parfois faiblement carénée. [La] suture [est] modérément découpée (...)

Spanish

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