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Beautiful, HUGE Triassic Ammonite from Greece |
AMMONITES
GREECE
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Stock Number XIAGR10 |
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Name:
Gymnites incultus
Age: Triassic
Formation: Hallstatt Limestone
Location: Epidauros, Greece
Size: Ammonite is 4.4 inches across
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Here is a very large ammonite from an unusual location. This is Gymnites incultus from the Triassic of Greece. Triassic cephalopods are not common in the fossil record - there are only a few places in the world where they are found. This type of ammonite has a very smooth shell and a narrow keel. This very large specimen is quite 3-dimensional and exhibits fine detail. The coiling pattern of the mollusk is easily seen. The black ammonite sits on a block of the reddish limestone in which it was found. Also, there is another huge ammonite impression preserved on the back side of the plate. This is a very collectible specimen of an unusual Triassic ammonite.
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