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4" Triassic Ammonite (Ceratites Praenodosus) - Germany
This is an 4" specimen of a Middle Triassic ammonite (Ceratites praenodosus). It comes from the the Muschelkalk Formation in Germany. It was found inside of a hard concretion and has been nicely prepared with mechanical tools. The base of the rock has been cut flat so that it stands up nicely 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.
SPECIES
Ceratites praenodosus
LOCATION
Lindbach, Bavaria, Germany
FORMATION
Muschelkalk Formation
SIZE
Ammonite 4" across
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#131936
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