Harpoceras British Ammonite

5"/13cm (H) x 5"/13cm (W) 

Weight
1.500Kg

Description

Fossilized Harpoceras genus Ammonite contained in rough limestone nodule, [now cracked open] base cut for display, bedrock Matrix also trimmed and painstakingly polished revealing the internal

Calcite replaced chambers of this Jurassic Cephalopod, Exceptional Fossil curiosity, polished window/face [glossy], good sized specimen. Well suited for an unusual desk piece

Genus

Harpoceras Falciferum sp.

Other Nomenclature

Ammonite, Ammonoid, Cephalopoda, Snakestone, British Ammonite, Jurassic Ammonite

Location

Upper Lias, Bituminous shale, Whitby, North Yorkshire, UK

Geological Age

Mesozoic Era, Middle Jurassic Period, Toarcian Epoch, around 180 million years ago