Scunthorpe Ammonite | Aegasteroceras sagittarium | England otodus Habitat and Ecology

Habitat and Ecology

labracoides traveled in schools as a juvenile and became solitary as an adult

Late Pleistocene epoch

All varieties of gypsum

Purchased: July 2018

Scunthorpe Ammonite | Aegasteroceras sagittarium | England otodus Habitat and EcologyAegasteroceras sagittarium Early Jurassic (200 million years old) Conesby Quarry, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England Frodingham Ironstone, Obtusum Zone Specimen approx. size: 4. 5" x 3. 5" x 1. 75" Matrix approx. size: 5. 25" x 5" x 2. 25" The shell of this ammonite has been replaced by calcite, which contrasts nicely with some of the sutures. The base of the rock has been cut flat for aesthetic presentation without the need for a display stand.