Dpaul7 Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 Hello! I am NOT making much progress with this one. I still get a bit confused working with these! This piece is from Morocco - and a large one! I'd be thrilled to get to Genus - but Order & Family would be GREAT! Sadly, My AMMONITE book has not yet arrived and the material I DO have is not helping me much. (I read... THIS suture pattern is indicative of THIS type, but it can also have these OTHER patterns). All help appreciated! Still learning a lot from the posts I am reading, and I enjoy this forum very much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 My best guess would be Harpoceras for this one. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpaul7 Posted June 8, 2018 Author Share Posted June 8, 2018 Many thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted June 8, 2018 Share Posted June 8, 2018 I would venture as far as to say that it's a Harpoceras falcifer. 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpaul7 Posted June 8, 2018 Author Share Posted June 8, 2018 2 hours ago, Ludwigia said: would venture as far as to say that it's a Harpoceras falcifer. WOW! That is more than I expected... Many thanks to all!!! I wish we had some Ammonoids to find near me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bathollovian Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 On 8/6/2018 at 9:53 PM, Ludwigia said: I would venture as far as to say that it's a Harpoceras falcifer. + 1 Regards, Bathollovian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelius Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 It's not from Morocco, it's from Somerset, UK. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelius Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 Here's a very similar one from the same deposits (mid-prep). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpaul7 Posted June 10, 2018 Author Share Posted June 10, 2018 I was going with the description from the seller - but yours REALLY seems a match for the material the fossil consists of! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelius Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 12 minutes ago, Dpaul7 said: I was going with the description from the seller - but yours REALLY seems a match for the material the fossil consists of! Yes, the iron staining, the matrix and the preservation are conclusive for me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpaul7 Posted June 10, 2018 Author Share Posted June 10, 2018 Thank you. I have changed the location where I could. The seller may have mixed up the signs for it; they WERE moving a lot of things around when I arrived. Your specimen is a beauty! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpaul7 Posted June 10, 2018 Author Share Posted June 10, 2018 An odd coincidence... the piece was BOUGHT in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelius Posted June 10, 2018 Share Posted June 10, 2018 12 minutes ago, Dpaul7 said: An odd coincidence... the piece was BOUGHT in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, USA! That is very odd! If you come to catalogue it, it's from the Beacon Limestone Formation, near Ilminster, Somerset. One of the densest concentrations of ammonite fossils you're likely to find anywhere. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dpaul7 Posted June 12, 2018 Author Share Posted June 12, 2018 Many thanks! I have changed my personal catalogue and label. Working to re-organize my fossil room! Again, many thanks for your identification help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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