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2" Dactylioceras Ammonite Fossil - England
This is a classic British ammonite of the species Dactylioceras commune. These well preserved ammonites are Jurassic in age and are found in hard concretions that must be split open to reveal the fossil. The hard rock then has to removed mechanically to further expose the fossil. Some of this rock has been left attached to this specimen.
It comes with an acrylic display stand.
It comes with an acrylic display stand.
Ammonites were predatory cephalopod mollusks that resembled squids with spiral shells. They are more closely related to living octopuses, though their shells resemble that of nautilus species. True ammonites appeared in the fossil record about 240 million years ago during the Triassic Period. The last lineages disappeared 65 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous.
SPECIES
Dactylioceras commune
LOCATION
Whitby, North Yorkshire, England
SIZE
2" wide
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#100458
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