FOSSIL OF THE WEEK
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Fossil Ammonites: Kosmoceras spinosum Quenstedtoceras
henrici. These fossil ammonites have been
collected from Oxford Clay deposits in the south of England. The large central spiney
ammonite (Kosmoceras spinosum) is surrounded by a number of smaller
Quenstedtoceras henrici. These fossils are dated to be from the middle of the
Jurassic Period and are estimated to be approximately 160 million years old. The larger ammonite measures approximately 12 cm across. |
