VStergios Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Found a rather large and partially well preserved ammonite in ammonitico rosso dating early to middle Toarcian in the mountains of Epirus, Greece. Partially preserved because the other side was exposed and totally flattened. I am actually puzzled by the flattened state of the inner whorl as opposed to the outer whorl and center which appear intact. The shine is due to the paralloid-acetone mix i coated the specimen with, to prevent further deterioration. Would appreciate any suggestions to the species. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted January 9, 2020 Share Posted January 9, 2020 Perhaps Dactylioceras? 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VStergios Posted January 10, 2020 Author Share Posted January 10, 2020 19 hours ago, Ludwigia said: Perhaps Dactylioceras? Thank you for the suggestion! I'm never sure when it comes to identifiyng an ammonite species, so I prefer to let the task for those who are more knowledgable on the subject. Do you have a suggestion on the species of Dactylioceras or is there very little detail left to make a valid guess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 Sorry, but the preservation is not good enough for me to even take a guess. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VStergios Posted January 12, 2020 Author Share Posted January 12, 2020 On 10/1/2020 at 9:07 PM, Ludwigia said: Sorry, but the preservation is not good enough for me to even take a guess No worries, thanks for the effort - cheers! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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