Dactylioceras commune (Grade B), Jurassic, Yorkshire

Description

SIZE (Picture scale cube=1cm): 30-90mm (Range)

 

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Name: Dactylioceras commune

 

Age: Jurassic

 

Location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom

 

Grade B: Display quality

 

Dactylioceras was a widespread genus of ammonites from the Lower Jurassic period, approximately 180 million years ago!

 

Ammonites are one of the most recognisable fossils around, this is due to their familiar spiral shape shell, reminiscent of what we know as a snail shell, though these creatures are not related to snails at all! They were marine animals, present between 240 – 65 million years ago, who had a coiled external shell similar to that of the modern nautilus, and although they resembled a modern-day nautilus, these molluscs are more closely related to living coleoids (i.e. octopuses, squid, and cuttlefish!)

 

WILL DIFFER TO PHOTO: The image shows an example of the single specimen you will receive. This will be picked from our stock box graded and with a size approximately within the size range indicated. It will not be the same specimen shown in the photo, the colours, shape, size and style may vary as with any natural item. To guarantee the specimen you receive will be representative by that in photo, we would always recommend the Actual as seen version of this item.

 

 

Origin : United Kingdom.

Era : jurassic.

Unique : (May differ to photo).