Ammonites
UNB-2019-1120Fossils » Eukaryote » Animalia » Mollusca » Cephalopoda
Description
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Ammonoidea
Five specimens; Four of the specimens are ammonites and one specimen is unknown.
The four ammonite specimens are cadicone shells with varying numbers of whorls preserved and varying degrees of preservation. The largest specimen has thin, prominent ribs. Umbilicus is infilled with sediment and hard to distinguish.
Specifications
| Object name | Ammonites |
|---|---|
| ID | UNB-2019-1120 |
| Legal status | Permanent collection |
| Category | Fossil |
| Classification | Domain: Eukaryote Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Cephalopoda |
| Composition | Calcium carbonate |
| Age | Eon: Phanerozoic Era: Mesozoic Period: Triassic to Jurassic Epoch: Upper Triassic to Lower Jurassic Age: Rhaetian to Sinemurian |
| Numeric age | 208.5 - 199.3 Mya |
| Origin | Church Cliffs, Lyme Regis, Dorset, England, United Kingdom |
| Pieces | 5 |
| Partial | No |
| Measurements |
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