Bargain, 2.3" Jurassic Fossil Ammonite (Leioceras) - Dorset, England

This is a 2.3" wide ammonite fossil of the species Leioceras opalinum. The ammonite is Middle Jurassic in age and comes from the Middle Jurassic (Bajocian Stage) deposits of Dorset, England. This specimen has a repaired crack running through it and therefore the price has been reduced.

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
Leioceras opalinum
LOCATION
Bridport, Dorset, England
FORMATION
Lower Inferior Oolite
SIZE
Ammonite: 2.3" wide
ITEM
#189625
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