Baculite Or Something Else?

[claire01]

When I first picked this up I thought it was a worn bacculite fragment but on closer inspection it seems to taper very slightly in the middle, which would be unusual. The rock it is in is Approx. 3" x 2.5" and the part in question is about 2" long and .25" to .50" wide.

[Auspex]

The taper might be an artifact of the object's orientation relative to the eroded surface of the entombing rock. That said, I cannot see any evidence of sutures, so bacculite might be my first guess anyway. Does it seem 'shelly'?

[vertman]

My belief is that you were right with your first assumption...probably a piece of a Sciponoceras gracile.

[claire01]

Not compared to the ones I usually find here. They are relatively common in my area.

Thanks, Auspex.

Okay, thanks Richard

Edited July 6, 2014 by claire01