Neoprionoceras lautlingensis Ammonite Fossil Jurassic France COA Genuine Middle Oxfordian Poitou Collector Specimen

Description

Genuine Neoprionoceras lautlingensis Ammonite Fossil

This listing is for a genuine Neoprionoceras lautlingensis ammonite fossil from the Upper Jurassic, Middle Oxfordian Stage, collected from Poitou, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. This carefully chosen fossil specimen is a desirable example of a Jurassic marine ammonite, ideal for collectors of French fossils, ammonites, fossil cephalopods, prehistoric marine life, natural history specimens, and educational geology display pieces.

The photograph shows the actual fossil specimen you will receive, so the colour, shape, preservation, surface detail, and natural character shown in the image belong to this individual fossil. For full sizing and scale, please see the photo.

Fossil Type and Species Information

This fossil is an ammonite, an extinct marine cephalopod related to modern squid, cuttlefish, octopus, and nautilus. Ammonites are among the most recognisable fossils from the Jurassic Period, prized for their beautiful spiral shells, chambered construction, varied ornamentation, and importance in dating ancient marine rock layers.

The species is Neoprionoceras lautlingensis, an Upper Jurassic ammonite associated with Oxfordian marine deposits of Europe. As an ammonite, this specimen represents the fossilised shell of a once-living marine animal that inhabited ancient seas more than 150 million years ago. The shell would have been divided internally into chambers by septa, with the animal living in the final outer body chamber. The internal chambers helped regulate buoyancy, allowing ammonites to move through the water column.

Depending on preservation, ammonites of this kind may show planispiral coiling, whorl development, ribbing, shell sculpture, natural mineralisation, and surface texture. These features make ammonites highly collectable as both display fossils and scientifically interesting specimens.

Upper Jurassic Middle Oxfordian Age

This specimen dates from the Upper Jurassic Period, specifically the Middle Oxfordian, approximately around 160 to 158 million years old. The Oxfordian was an important interval in Jurassic marine history, with diverse ammonite faunas living across warm seas that covered large areas of Europe.

During the Middle Oxfordian, the region now known as western France was part of a marine environment where sediment accumulated on the sea floor over long periods of time. These ancient seas supported ammonites, belemnites, bivalves, brachiopods, crinoids, gastropods, sponges, corals, fish, and marine reptiles. When ammonite shells sank to the sea floor after death, they could become buried in sediment and slowly fossilise through mineral replacement, compaction, and preservation within Jurassic rock layers.

Poitou, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France Locality

This ammonite comes from Poitou, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France, an area with a strong Jurassic geological heritage. French Jurassic fossils are popular with collectors because they combine classic European locality data, scientific interest, and attractive natural preservation. The Poitou region forms part of western France’s fossil-bearing sedimentary record, preserving evidence of the marine environments that existed during the Jurassic Period.

A fossil with clear locality and age information is especially valuable for collectors. Rather than being simply a decorative ammonite, this specimen can be properly labelled and displayed with its species, geological stage, and place of origin. This makes it suitable for a fossil cabinet, natural history collection, geology teaching set, or educational display.

Collector Quality Jurassic Display Fossil

This Neoprionoceras lautlingensis ammonite fossil is suitable for collectors of Jurassic fossils, French fossils, Oxfordian ammonites, fossil cephalopods, and marine fossils. It would make a fine addition to a cabinet of curiosities, palaeontology collection, classroom geology set, museum-style display, or natural history-themed gift.

As with all genuine fossils, the specimen may show natural characteristics such as matrix, mineral staining, surface texture, small cracks, weathering, repaired areas, or variations in preservation. These features are normal in authentic fossils and form part of the fossil’s geological history and natural charm.

Certificate of Authenticity Included

This fossil is a genuine specimen and includes a Certificate of Authenticity lifetime guarantee generic card. This provides reassurance that the fossil supplied is authentic and suitable for collecting, study, gifting, display, resale, or educational use.

You will receive the exact Neoprionoceras lautlingensis ammonite fossil shown in the photo, from the Upper Jurassic Middle Oxfordian of Poitou, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France.