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Unusual Cephalopod From The Ordovician
Stock Number  FA530033

Name:   Lituites littuus
Age:  Ordovician
Formation:  Lituites Beds
Location:  China
Size:  Cephalopod is 7 inches long
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This is an excellent specimen of Lituites littuus from the Ordovician of China. This ''strange'' nautiloid starts growing in a coiling pattern, and then straightens out. This cephalopod is very 3-dimensionally preserved and exhibits fine detail. The inner whorls of the coiled portion are clearly defined. The straight-line sutures are easily seen, and the individual body chambers are quite evident. The specimen has nice white coloration and contrasts wonderfully with the reddish-brown matrix. It is nicely centered on the rectangular block of matrix that has been semi-polished for optimal display. This is a very aesthetic specimen of this unusual semi-coiled nautiloid.



 
 
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