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2.2" Fossil Ammonite (Hoploscaphites) - South Dakota
This is a 2.2" ammonite (Hoploscaphites) from the Fox Hills Formation of South Dakota. The outer shell is gone leaving the intricate pattern of the inner shell sutures. It has been wonderfully prepared on the hard concretion in which it was found. The rock has been cut to act a stand for this interesting specimen.
Ammonites were predatory cephalopod mollusks that resembled squids with spiral shells. They are more closely related to living octopuses, though their shells resemble that of nautilus species. True ammonites appeared in the fossil record about 240 million years ago during the Triassic Period. The last lineages disappeared 65 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous.
SPECIES
Hoploscaphites nicolleti
LOCATION
South Dakota
FORMATION
Fox Hills Formation
SIZE
2.2" ammonite, 2.5 x 1.9" rock
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#117167
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