Engonoceras sp.
UNB-2018-0738Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Cephalopoda » Ammonoidea
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Ammonoidea
Order: Ammonitida
Family: Engonoceratidae
Genus: Engonoceras (Neumayr and Uhlig, 1881)
Sphaerocone specimen that is encrusted with sediment on the umbilicus. Faint ribs are visible near the keel. Thin aperture that is partially weathered.
Specifications
| Object name | Engonoceras sp. |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2018-0738 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Subclass: Ammonoidea |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Mesozoic Period: Cretaceous Epoch: Lower Cretaceous Age: Albian |
| Numeric age | 113 Mya |
| Origin | Tarrant County, Texas, U.S.A. |
| Pieces | 1 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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Map of Origin
Publications
- M. Neumayr and V. Uhlig. 1881. Ueber Ammonitiden aus den Hilsbildungen Norddeutschlands. Palaeontographica 27:129-203