2.3" Ordovician, Oncoceratid (Beloitoceras) Fossil - Wisconsin

This is a 2.3" long example of a Middle Ordovician fossil Oncoceratid (Beloitoceras plebeium) from Wisconsin. This fossil is part of an old collection from the Grand Detour Formation in Rock County.

Oncoceratids are curved nautiloid cephalopods that have been identified from the Middle Ordovician up to the Late Silurian. Richardsonoceras is known for having a stronger convex curvature than other cephalopods in the family Oncoceratidae.

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SPECIES
Beloitoceras plebeium
LOCATION
Rock County, Wisconsin
FORMATION
Grand Detour Formation
SIZE
Fossil 2.3" long
CATEGORY
ITEM
#173942
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