Uralopronorites
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Uralopronorites is a very involute and smooth, medium-sized, prolecanitid with a distinct furrow along the venter and closed umbilicus. The adult suture has 22 lobes in all, 18 of which, nine on either side, are umbilical.
Uralopronorites comes from the Upper Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian equivalent) of Kazakhstan. It is an ammonite.
References
- Uralopronorites GONIAT-online 8/21/10
- Paleobiology Database -Uralopronorites 8/21/10