Ammonites

UNB-2019-0587Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Cephalopoda

Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Subclass: Ammonoidea Four cadicone specimens. The largest specimen is missing the umbilicus. Large, curved ribs with tubercles on the outermost whorl. Goniatitc sutures are visible on some specimens. Four planospiral specimens with at least two visible whorls in three of the specimens. Umbilicus visible in three of the specimens. Goniatitie sutures are thin but prominent. Visible tubercles.

Specifications

Object nameAmmonites
IDUNB-2019-0587
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
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
OriginWoodham, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom
Pieces4
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 1.2cm x 1cm x 0.5cm
  • 0.9cm x 0.7cm x 0.5cm
  • 1cm x 0.8cm x 0.5cm
  • 1.1cm x 0.9cm x 0.6cm

Map of Origin