Showing posts with label aragonite. Show all posts
Showing posts with label aragonite. Show all posts
Friday, September 2, 2016
Caloceras johnstoni Ammonite Fossil
These images are of the Caloceras johnstoni ammonite fossil. It was found on the Somerset coast of Dorset England. Creatures are from the Lower Jurassic Period in the Blue Lias strata. Fossils on display at the Lyme Regis Museum in England as of August 2016. Fossils are composed of aragonite.
Learn more at www.lymeregismuseum.co.uk
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ammonite,
aragonite,
blue lias,
england,
jurassic,
lyme regis,
Lyme Regis Museum
Thursday, September 1, 2016
Sphenodiscus Aragonite Ammonite Fossil
Picture of aragonite ammonite shell fossil of a Sphenodiscus sp. The creature existed the late Cretaceous Period Upper Maastrichtian stage. Fossil was found in Fox Hills Formation of South Dakota USA. Specimen was on display at the Muséum National D'Histoire Naturelle Minéralogie et Géologie in Paris France (August 2016).
Learn more here:
http://www.mnhn.fr/fr/visitez/lieux/galerie-mineralogie-geologie
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