hammomj Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 I found this fossil whilst in dorset near Weymouth, I was wondering if anybody knew what it may have been specifically or whether it is a nautoloide or ammonoide. Also I believe it is made out of iron pyrite but I don't know it has gold or brown colour with a definite gold tint. Does any body have any tips for the best way to clean it ? I have done a pretty good job my self with a school compass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 It is an ammonite (which is the descriptive name for the complex sort of sutures this one exhibits). I am certain that someone here can give you the specific name of your find. "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 I took the liberty of editing your ammonite images. There definitely appears to be some pyrite preservation involved. Neat find. As Auspex says, someone should be able to identify it to species level for you. Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 I believe the genus is Quenstedtoceras, but I do not recall the species off the top of my head. This is a characteristic form in the Oxford clay of Jurassic age. Your specimen seems particularly nice; can you give us an idea of the size? Don 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZiggieCie Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 A very nice find Hammon, welcome to the forum, from Cleveland Ohio, The home of Rock and Roll Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ammojoe Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 I agree with Don, most commonly assigned to Quenstedtoceras lamberti. 1 Kind regards, Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammomj Posted April 20, 2015 Author Share Posted April 20, 2015 Thanks for the welcome And thanks for the name. I've attached another picture Don with a 1p coin as a size guide Has anybody got any tips for cleaning fossils?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ammojoe Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 That looks pretty clean to me as it is! What were you looking to achieve by cleaning it? - as it's pyrite a coat of light varnish (or ideally paraloid) would help prevent decay, otherwise I don't think it needs any work. Kind regards, Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darktooth Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 That is a really nice find, I am so jealous! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 (edited) Thanks for the welcome And thanks for the name. I've attached another picture Don with a 1p coin as a size guide Has anybody got any tips for cleaning fossils?? image.jpg For that type of fossil preservation you could scrub it with either a soft steel or bronze brush with soap under running water. If you'd like to learn more, then check out some of the threads in this forum: http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/forum/170-fossil-preparation/ Edited April 20, 2015 by Ludwigia Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammomj Posted April 21, 2015 Author Share Posted April 21, 2015 Thanks very much for all the help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted April 21, 2015 Share Posted April 21, 2015 I just saw that you're from Tunbridge Wells. I pitched my tent in the middle of the night in a pasture there 45 years ago and woke up lying on a cow pie. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hammomj Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 Hi Ludwigia That is so odd it's such a small place barely anybody has heard of it. God knows what possessed you to come camping in rain England, I'm sure you had a great time apart from the cowpat Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 I was on my way to Wales in my regaling youth. Then I came back south and went to the Isle of Wight Festival. Those were the good old days! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted April 22, 2015 Share Posted April 22, 2015 (edited) I was on my way to Wales in my regaling youth. Then I came back south and went to the Isle of Wight Festival. Those were the good old days! ...endless summer:Monterey-1967,Woodstock-1969,Isle of Wight-1971 Hammomj,you have a very nice find from the Jurassic Coast.Congrats! Edited April 22, 2015 by abyssunder " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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