4.5" Ammonite (Aegasteroceras) Fossil - England

This is an absolutely beautiful ammonite fossil from the Conesby Quarry near Scunthorpe in North Lincolnshire, England. It's Lower Jurassic in age, or approximately 200 million years old. The ammonite is of the species Aegasteroceras sagittarium, has some slightly green coloration and measures 4.5" wide. The base of the rock has been cut flat for aesthetic presentation of the ammonite 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
Aegasteroceras sagittarium
LOCATION
Conesby Quarry, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, England
FORMATION
Frodingham Ironstone, Obtusum Zone
SIZE
4.5" wide ammonite, entire specimen 7.5 x 7.3" wide
ITEM
#171247
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