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RARE Dichotomoceras stenocycloides Fossil Ammonite – Oxfordian Stage – Jurassic – France – Genuine Specimen with Certificate
£14.40
This listing is for a RARE fossil ammonite specimen of Dichotomoceras stenocycloides from the Oxfordian stage of the Jurassic period, discovered in France. A highly collectible ammonite, this species displays striking evolutionary features characteristic of its time and location.
- Fossil Type: Ammonite (extinct marine cephalopod)
- Species: Dichotomoceras stenocycloides
- Geological Period: Jurassic
- Geological Stage: Oxfordian (~163 to 157 million years ago)
- Provenance: France
- Formation: Likely from marine calcareous deposits typical of the Oxfordian strata in western Europe
Scientific and Geological Details:
- Order: Ammonitida
- Superfamily: Perisphinctoidea
- Family: Aspidoceratidae
- Morphology Features:
- Strongly ribbed evolute shell with characteristic branching ribs
- Whorls display narrow, compressed cross-section
- Ornamentation helps distinguish it from other closely related genera
- Depositional Environment:
- Open marine setting in the tropical-subtropical Tethys Ocean belt
- Deposits formed in relatively shallow carbonate-rich seafloors
- Biozone:
- Falls within the Perisphinctes–Dichotomoceras ammonite biozones of the Upper Oxfordian
- Notable:
- The genus Dichotomoceras is notable for its complex suture lines and as a key faunal indicator in Upper Jurassic stratigraphy
- Species-level identification (D. stenocycloides) has been used in European biostratigraphy
- Formally Described By: Arkell, W.J., an authority on Jurassic ammonites
Why This Fossil Is Special:
- Rare and scientifically significant genus and species
- Excellent preservation of ornamental and structural features
- A prime example of ammonite morphology from the Oxfordian
- Ideal for display, educational purposes, or paleontological collections
- Collected from a classic French Jurassic locality with stratigraphic importance
Additional Information:
- All of our Fossils are 100% Genuine Specimens & come with a Certificate of Authenticity
- Scale Rule Squares / Cube = 1cm: Full sizing please see photo
- You will receive the exact fossil shown in the listing – carefully selected for quality and scientific value
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Description
This listing is for a RARE fossil ammonite specimen of Dichotomoceras stenocycloides from the Oxfordian stage of the Jurassic period, discovered in France. A highly collectible ammonite, this species displays striking evolutionary features characteristic of its time and location.
- Fossil Type: Ammonite (extinct marine cephalopod)
- Species: Dichotomoceras stenocycloides
- Geological Period: Jurassic
- Geological Stage: Oxfordian (~163 to 157 million years ago)
- Provenance: France
- Formation: Likely from marine calcareous deposits typical of the Oxfordian strata in western Europe
Scientific and Geological Details:
- Order: Ammonitida
- Superfamily: Perisphinctoidea
- Family: Aspidoceratidae
- Morphology Features:
- Strongly ribbed evolute shell with characteristic branching ribs
- Whorls display narrow, compressed cross-section
- Ornamentation helps distinguish it from other closely related genera
- Depositional Environment:
- Open marine setting in the tropical-subtropical Tethys Ocean belt
- Deposits formed in relatively shallow carbonate-rich seafloors
- Biozone:
- Falls within the Perisphinctes–Dichotomoceras ammonite biozones of the Upper Oxfordian
- Notable:
- The genus Dichotomoceras is notable for its complex suture lines and as a key faunal indicator in Upper Jurassic stratigraphy
- Species-level identification (D. stenocycloides) has been used in European biostratigraphy
- Formally Described By: Arkell, W.J., an authority on Jurassic ammonites
Why This Fossil Is Special:
- Rare and scientifically significant genus and species
- Excellent preservation of ornamental and structural features
- A prime example of ammonite morphology from the Oxfordian
- Ideal for display, educational purposes, or paleontological collections
- Collected from a classic French Jurassic locality with stratigraphic importance
Additional Information:
- All of our Fossils are 100% Genuine Specimens & come with a Certificate of Authenticity
- Scale Rule Squares / Cube = 1cm: Full sizing please see photo
- You will receive the exact fossil shown in the listing – carefully selected for quality and scientific value
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