8.2" Jurassic Ammonite (Lytoceras) - Fresney, France

This is an impressive 8.2" wide ammonite (Lytoceras fimbriatum) fossil from Fresney, France. It is Lower Jurassic in age and nicely prepared from the limestone it was found in. The base of the rock has been cut flat so that it stands upright without the need for a 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.

What an ammonite would have looked like while alive.
What an ammonite would have looked like while alive.
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DETAILS
SPECIES
Lytoceras fimbriatum
LOCATION
Fresney, France
SIZE
Ammonite: 8.2" tall, Rock: 9.3 x 7.8 x 5"
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ITEM
#225759
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