JURASSIC AMMONITE - 180 million years old - Ilminster, Somerset

JURASSIC AMMONITE

Harpoceras

180 million years old

Ilminster, Somerset

An impressive ammonite collected from excavations for the Ilminster bypass in 1987.

Ammonites are extinct marine shellfish that were common during the age of the dinosaurs, a period of the Earth's history when much of England was submerged beneath warm seas.

Note: Some of the photos are taken in oblique lighting to show the beautiful ribbing on the shell.

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