Ammonites

UNB-2019-0718Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Cephalopoda

Description

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda Subclass: Ammonoidea Five specimens. Four of the specimens are molds of ammonites. Three of the four molds appear to be similar species with thin ribs, multiple whorls and a cadicone shell. The grey specimen has a serpenticone shell with four whorls. The largest specimen is a bivalve with thin growth lines. The other side of the surface with the bivalve has small bivalves and one small serpenticone ammonite with prominent ribs.

Specifications

Object nameAmmonites
IDUNB-2019-0718
Legal statusPermanent collection
CategoryFossil
Classification
Domain:
Eukaryote
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
CompositionLimestone
Age
Eon:
Phanerozoic
Era:
Mesozoic
Period:
Jurassic
Epoch:
Middle Jurassic to Upper Jurassic
Age:
Callovian to Oxfordian
Numeric age166.1 - 163.5 Mya
OriginChickerell, Dorset, England, United Kingdom
Pieces5
PartialNo
Measurements
  • 7.6cm x 6.5cm x 1.3cm
  • 4.6cm x 4.2cm x 1.2cm
  • 3.5cm x 2.9cm x 0.7cm
  • 6.7cm x 5.2cm x 0.9cm
  • 5cm x 3.9cm x 0.3cm

Map of Origin