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inyo, those are amazing ammanites! :wub:

you cant really find any of those guys around here though <_< .

-Shamus

The Ordovician enthusiast.

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Inyo, wonderfull ammonites! I love triassic ammonites! :D

A few ammonoids from the Alps. All from the same layer and age. Age is late triassic/middle Norium/bicrenatus Zone

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A few ammonoids from the Alps. All from the same layer and age. Age is late triassic/middle Norium/bicrenatus Zone

Andreas

very nice, ammos just comme so pristene..........amazing :wub:

-Shamus

The Ordovician enthusiast.

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Penn central Texas

Nice! I havent seen too many of these in such (near)completeness before. Seems like a similar situation to our local Cretaceous Baculites which we hardly ever find more than just pieces of.

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Wow, nice cephalpopds everyone! I have some, but they're like trilobite guy's.

except mine are better :P no im just kidding, yours are great to.

-Shamus

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WOW RC! Those are some sweet swimmers! I have nothing that impressive, but what I do have I've found right here in our back yard. I have roughly 30 more that I've found in the last month or so, a few being some of the best in my collection. I'll post them as soon as I picture them. Here are the one's I have pictured here on the Forum. http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php/gallery/album/2411/726-cephalopods/

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Here are 2 cephalopods from the Platteville formation. The huge Endoceras comes from Southeast Minnesota and measures 42inches/1.07meters. The coiled cephalopod comes from Southwest Wisconsin.

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Wow! That thing's a monster! Nice fossil Caleb!

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I just thought I would revive this old topic. Here is a Charactoceras laddi from the Maquoketa formation of Southeast Minnesota. There is a small spot of the original shell material with pattern on the top of this specimen.

Charactoceras laddi

Maquoketa Formation

Late Ordovician (Richmondian)

Southeast Minnesota

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never noticed this thread!

well start with the Ordovician ones...

Augustoceras

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Actinoceras

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Monomuchites

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Great topic Shamus! Cepalopods are my favourites!

Here are 2 cephalopods from the Platteville formation. The huge Endoceras comes from Southeast Minnesota and measures 42inches/1.07meters. The coiled cephalopod comes from Southwest Wisconsin.

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:o My eyes almost popped out of my head when I saw the boot in your first photo compared to the endoceras! :greenwnvy: Kinda makes mine look puny, but I will show them off anyways... :P

Endoceras Protieforme,Georgian Bay Formation, Ordovician

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Found this one a few years ago at Svarte Strand, south coast of Sweden.

Lituites sp, Ordovician age.

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Treptoceras Crebriseptum, Georgian Bay Formation, Ordovician

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I believe this is a cyrtoconic nautiloid, probably from the Silurian: post-3350-0-82943200-1331242714_thumb.jp

Looked something like this: post-3350-0-21754100-1331242839.gif

Cool! I love those little "hot air balloons" :)

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Caleb, how large is your specimen?

I haven't measured it yet, but the Caractoceras is under 3inches in diameter. I'll post more accurate measurments soon.

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Treptoceras crebriseptum, Georgian Bay Formation, Ordovician. This one has it's colour patterns preserved with light brown stripes running the length of it and some black stripes encircling the tip! I think this is one of my most interesting finds! B)
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