Large Moroccan Palaeoammonoid; Approximate dimensions: 4.5" (11.4 cm) x 3.5" (8.9 cm) x 1.6" (4.1 cm) polished fossil ammonoid weighing 15 ounces. This is the largest decent grade Moroccan palaeoammonoid we have seen in a while. The suture pattern suggests that this is an example of Manticoceras. That would place it in Family Gephuroceratidae (Frech 1897), Order Agoniatitida . There has been disagreement on which Order to place this genus in, we are going with the most recent interpretation we have, (Ruzhencev 1957.)
Ref. L33 Fig. 30(B) Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology, L -- Mollusca 4.
This is a Devonian age fossil ammonoid from the Atlas Mountains of Morocco that was prepared in Morocco.
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