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  • Lytoceras siemensi (Denckman 1887)

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    Ludwigia

    By Ludwigia

    Taxonomy

    Ammonite

    Kingdom: a
    Phylum: Mollusca
    Class: Cephalopoda
    Order: Lytoceratida
    Family: Lytoceratidae
    Genus: Lytoceras
    Species: Lytoceras siemensi
    Author Citation Denckman 1887

    Geological Time Scale

    Eon: Phanerozoic
    Era: Mesozoic
    Period: Jurassic
    Sub Period: None
    Epoch: Early
    International Age: Early Toarcian

    Stratigraphy

    Posidonienschiefer-Formation

    Biostratigraphy

    falcifer zone

    Provenance

    Collector: Roger Furze
    Date Collected: 11/14/2015
    Acquired by: Field Collection

    Dimensions

    Diameter: 38 mm

    Location

    N'Etlaswind soil depot
    Igensdorf
    Bavaria
    Germany

    Comments

    Calcitized phragmocone.

    Go to fossils Ammonoids

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    The Amateur Paleontologist

    The Amateur Paleontologist

    Posted

    Thank you so much for posting these 3 Lytoceras in the Collections! Lytoceras is really my favourite monomorph ammonite.

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    Ludwigia

    They sure are special, aren't they? Alone the fact that this genus survived over 150 million years through the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods is fascinating.

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    The Amateur Paleontologist

    The Amateur Paleontologist

    Posted

    Where are some places in western Europe (France, UK ...) where Lytoceras is common?

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    Ludwigia

    Too many to name here. Just do a google search and you'll find lots of them.

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