Ammonite Eparietites denotatus
Specifications
- Found:
- Scunthorpe, England
- Genus:
- Eparietites
- Overall size:
- 15,5*13,5*4,4 cm (6.1*5.31*1.73")
- Age:
- 200 mln years
- Specimen weight:
- 960 g (33.86 oz)
- Period:
- Jurassic
Description
A spectacular shell of the ammonite Eparietites denotatus, found near the town of Scanthorpe (Lincolnshire, England). Ammonite age, about 200 million years, dates its existence back to the very beginning of the Jurassic period, when on the site of Europe there were tropical seas with small archipelagos. The dinosaurs were still in their heyday, and the mammalian ancestors looked like shrews, while this ammonite was already floating along a coral reef.
The shell has a preserved nacreous layer with a delicate greenish tint. The lobed line forms a beautiful pattern of transverse strips on the surface. The stone matrix on which the ammonite is placed is a conglomerate of fossilized silt and bivalve shells. The ammonite will look great in a niche or on a shelf, adding sophistication to the interior.
