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  • Choffatia (Grossouvria) dilatata (Quenstedt 1887)

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    Ludwigia

    By Ludwigia

    Taxonomy

    Ammonite

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Mollusca
    Class: Cephalopoda
    Order: Ammonitida
    Family: Perisphinctidae
    Genus: Choffatia (Grossouvria)
    Species: Choffatia (Grossouvria) dilatata
    Author Citation Quenstedt 1887

    Geological Time Scale

    Eon: Phanerozoic
    Era: Mesozoic
    Period: Jurassic
    Sub Period: None
    Epoch: Middle
    International Age: Late Callovian

    Stratigraphy

    Ornatenton Formation
    Upper Ornatenton Member

    Biostratigraphy

    Jason zone

    Provenance

    Collector: Roger Furze
    Date Collected: 09/12/2009
    Acquired by: Field Collection

    Dimensions

    Diameter: 13 mm

    Location

    Autobahn construction site
    Gruibingen
    Baden-Wuerttemberg
    Germany

    Comments

    Pyritized phragmocone.

    Go to fossils Ammonoids

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    JimB88

    wow..thats beautiful! Kinda like a Christmas ornament!

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    Ludwigia

    Thanks Jim. They sure are cute, these little ones. And the pyrite is holding up well despite the fact that they were found over 7 years ago.

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    JimB88

    lucky, pyrite in my area turns into a white powder in a matter of days! Did you coat them with anything?

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    Ludwigia

    A half/half mix of zapon laquer and acetone. That helps.

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