Aegasteroceras Sagittarium ammonite plaque

Ammonite
5.5"/13.5cm
Block
12"/30cm x 9"/22.5cm
Weight
6.2Kg

Description

Good Aegasteroceras Sagittarium with Cardinia bivalve, attractive Chamosite coated ammonite in matrix/bedrock block now worked out to display aesthetically pleasing specimen plaque, of the classic Scunthorpe Obtusum bedding plain.

History

The Romans mined Iron at this location and one imagines they may have prised these wonderful ammonites as they prised the Mineral Blue john in Derbyshire. It is widely accepted these ammonites are the British Premium Ammonite. The quarries that yielded these specimens have now ceased. The Scunthorpe fossils investment potential is therefore maximised.

Location

Well known and much desired by British fossil Collectors from this Famous location of Frodingham ironstone, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, United Kingdom.

Geological Age

Lower Lias, Frodingham ironstone, approx 200 mya, Jurassic Period 205-135 mya