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AMMONITE FOSSIL
- Material
- MINERAL/ROCK-SEDIMENTARY;
- Description
- A brown and grey colored rock formed in the shape of a coiled ammonite. The fossil has been fragmented and resembles one half of a doughnut. On one side the ribbing of the ammonite is evident, the other side is broken and irregular. It appears the rock has been glued together.
- Other Names
- ARCTOASTEROCERAS JELETZKI
- CEPHALOPOD
- Category
- ROCKS AND MINERALS
- Sub-Category
- ROCKS,SEDIMENTARY-FOSSILS
- Description
- A brown and grey colored rock formed in the shape of a coiled ammonite. The fossil has been fragmented and resembles one half of a doughnut. On one side the ribbing of the ammonite is evident, the other side is broken and irregular. It appears the rock has been glued together.
- History Of Use
- This ammonite species is an index fossil for the upper Sinemuriza and lower Jurassic, Mesozoic era. It was found on a small island near Snowshoe Island, Babine Lake. It can be locally found in the Telkwa range.
- Material
- MINERAL/ROCK-SEDIMENTARY;
- Width
- 2
- Length
- 4.3
- Depth
- 1.3
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Accession No.
- 1989.0003.0003
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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