Ussuria
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Ussuria is a Lower Triassic ammonite belonging to the ceratitid
family Ussuriidae
. The shell is involute, smooth, discoidal. Its suture is submonophyllic with lateral saddles notched on the dorsal side.
Ussuria has been found in Russia in Siberia
(original discovery), China
, Oman
, and Idaho
in the United States.
Ceratitida
The Ceratitida is an order that contains almost all ammonoid cephalopod genera from the Triassic as well as ancestral forms from the Upper Permian, the exception being the phylloceratids which gave rise to the great diversity of post Triassic ammonites....
family Ussuriidae
Ussuriidae
Ussuriidae is an extinct family of cephalopods belonging to the Ammonite order Ceratitida and superfamily Noritaceae.- References :* accessed 9/24/07...
. The shell is involute, smooth, discoidal. Its suture is submonophyllic with lateral saddles notched on the dorsal side.
Ussuria has been found in Russia in Siberia
Siberia
Siberia is an extensive region constituting almost all of Northern Asia. Comprising the central and eastern portion of the Russian Federation, it was part of the Soviet Union from its beginning, as its predecessor states, the Tsardom of Russia and the Russian Empire, conquered it during the 16th...
(original discovery), China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
, Oman
Oman
Oman , officially called the Sultanate of Oman , is an Arab state in southwest Asia on the southeast coast of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by the United Arab Emirates to the northwest, Saudi Arabia to the west, and Yemen to the southwest. The coast is formed by the Arabian Sea on the...
, and Idaho
Idaho
Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....
in the United States.