10" Plate Of Ammonite (Xipheroceras) Fossils - Dorset, England
This is a beautiful, 10 x 7" cluster of Xipheroceras drudrieseri ammonites from the Black Ven cliffs near Charmouth, England. Excellent preparation on this piece.
Ammonites were predatory mollusks that resembled a squid with a shell. These cephalopods had eyes, tentacles, and spiral shells. They are more closely related to a living octopus, though the shells resemble that of a nautilus. True ammonites appeared in the fossil record about 240 million years ago. The last lineages disappeared 65 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous.
SPECIES
Xipheroceras drudrieseri
LOCATION
Black Ven, Charmouth, Lyme Regis, Dorset, England
FORMATION
Lower Lias, Obtusum Zone
SIZE
Ammonite 2.5" wide. Rock 10 x 7"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#242421
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