Hoploscaphites nodosus

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Subclass: Ammonoidea Order: Ammonitida Family: Scaphitidae Genus: Hoploscaphites (Nowak, 1911) Species: Hoploscaphites nodosus (Owen, 1852) Platycone specimen with only the outer whorl visible. Umbilicus is encrusted with sediment. Thin, straight ribs.

Specifications

Object nameHoploscaphites nodosus
IDUNB-2018-0746
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Subclass:
Ammonoidea
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Mesozoic
Period:
Cretaceous
Epoch:
Upper Cretaceous
Numeric age100.5 Mya
Origin Wasta, South Dakota, U.S.A.
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 3.5cm x 2.8cm x 1.5cm

Map of Origin