Flickia
Flickia is an ammonite genus from the Upper Albian stage of the Early Cretaceous.
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| Subfamily: | Flickiinae |
| Genus: | Flickia Pervenquiere, 1907 |
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Description
Flickia is a very small ammonite. Its shell varied in shape from subevolute to subinvolute. It was narrow, smooth, and had a rounded venter. Despite belonging to the most advanced order of ammonites, its suture was more similar to that of Goniatites and other primitive ammonites.
References
- Murray, John W. Atlas of Invertebrate Macrofossils. New York: Wiley, 1985. Print. ISBN 0470200847
- Flickia at Fossilworks
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