Phylloceras sp.

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Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Subclass: Ammonoidea Order: Phylloceratida Family: Phylloceratidae Genus: Phylloceras (Suess, 1865) Species: Phylloceras richei? (Cannot find classification online) Platycone specimen with four visible whorls. Umbilicus is visible. Thin, curved ribs and prominent keel. Thin triangular aperture.

Specifications

Object namePhylloceras sp.
IDUNB-2018-0878
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Subclass:
Ammonoidea
CompositionCalcium carbonate
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Mesozoic
Period:
Jurassic
Epoch:
Middle Jurassic to Upper Jurassic
Age:
Callovian to Oxfordian
Numeric age166.1 - 163.5 Mya
OriginSouth East Oxford, England, United Kingdom
Pieces1
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 3.3cm x 2.8cm x 0.9cm