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    Images:

    sixgill pete

    Taxonomy

    ammonite section

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Mollusca
    Class: Cephalopoda
    Order: Ammonoidae
    Family: Sphenodiscidae
    Genus: Sphenodiscus
    Species: Sphenodiscus lobatus
    Author Citation Tuomey, 1854

    Geological Time Scale

    Eon: Phanerozoic
    Era: Mesozoic
    Period: Cretaceous
    Sub Period: None
    Epoch: Late
    International Age: Maastrichtian

    Stratigraphy

    PeeDee Formation
    Rocky Point Member

    Provenance

    Collector: Don Rideout
    Date Collected: 03/28/2014
    Acquired by: Field Collection

    Location

    Martin Marietta Quarry Castle Hayne
    New Hanover County
    North Carolina
    United States

    Comments

    Though only 2 segments this is a good find for North Carolina where complete ammonites are extremely rare. Self collected from the Martin Marietta Quarry in Castle Hayne 28 Mar 2014




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