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2" Fossil Ammonite (Scaphites) - South Dakota
This is a 2" ammonite (Scaphites) from the Fox Hills Formation of South Dakota. The iridescence of the outer shell creates a colorful display. This specimen has been well prepared and remains attached to the rock in which it was found. There is a large, partial Hoploscaphites nicoletti ammonite along one edge of the rock. There is a variety of other marine bivalves and ammonites that have been partially exposed from the rock as well.
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
Scaphites sp. & Hoploscaphites nicoletti
AGE
LOCATION
North Central, South Dakota
FORMATION
Fox Hills Formation
SIZE
2" ammonite, 6.8 x 3.9" rock
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#137292
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