Parapuzosia seppenradensis

Parapuzosia seppenradensis Temporal range: Late Cretaceous PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Cephalopoda
Subclass:	†Ammonoidea
Family:	†Desmoceratidae
Genus:	†Parapuzosia
Species:	†P. seppenradensis
Binomial name
Parapuzosia seppenradensis (Landois, 1895)
Synonyms
Pachydiscus seppenradensis Landois, 1895

Parapuzosia seppenradensis is the largest known species of ammonite. It lived during the Late Cretaceous period. A specimen found in Germany in 1895 measures 1.8 m (5.9 ft) in diameter, although the living chamber is incomplete. It is estimated that if complete, this specimen would have had a diameter of approximately 2.55 m (8.4 ft) or even 3.5 m (11 ft). The total live mass has been estimated at 1,455 kg (3,208 lb), of which the shell would constitute 705 kg (1,554 lb).