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  • Erycites fallifax (Arkell 1957)

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    Ludwigia

    By Ludwigia

    Taxonomy

    Ammonite

    Kingdom: Animalia
    Phylum: Mollusca
    Class: Cephalopoda
    Order: Ammonitida
    Family: Erycitidae
    Genus: Erycites
    Species: Erycites fallafax
    Author Citation Arkell 1957

    Geological Time Scale

    Eon: Phanerozoic
    Era: Mesozoic
    Period: Jurassic
    Epoch: Middle
    International Age: early Aalenian

    Stratigraphy

    unknown formation

    Biostratigraphy

    L. opalinum Zone

    Provenance

    Date Collected: 04/27/2018
    Acquired by: Purchase/Trade

    Dimensions

    Diameter: 7 cm

    Location

    Lafarge Quarry
    Belmont d'Azergues
    Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes
    France

    Comments

    A relatively rare ammonite.

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    Ludwigia
    1 hour ago, Fossil-Hound said:

    @Ludwigia Roger excellent specimen. Very well preserved.

    I was lucky to get the winning bid in at a quite reasonable price. And the seller turned out to be someone I know. Been looking for one of these for ages.

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    Fossil-Hound

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    @Ludwigia I take it these are not easy to come by and the preservation is superb.

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    Ludwigia
    1 hour ago, Fossil-Hound said:

    @Ludwigia I take it these are not easy to come by and the preservation is superb.

    You got it.

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    taj

    Well ... the Aalenian over there is getting exhausted pretty quick . In a (very) few years , there will be none left .so good catch ! For those of you that might be considering paying a visit to Belmont ( and have the opportunity to do so ), don' t hesitate . The quarry by itself is scheduled to  close in approx 10 years , followed by complete rehab of the site . No fossiliferous layers will be available any more .

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