JURASSIC AMMONITES (TWO AMMONITES ON A NODULE) - 180 million years old - Whitby, Yorkshire
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(TWO AMMONITES ON A NODULE)
180 million years old
Upper Lias
Near Whitby, Yorkshire
A pair of Whitby ammonites that have been skilfully prepared from the enclosing rock. Nodules like this with two ammonites are rare.
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.
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180 million years old
Upper Lias
Near Whitby, Yorkshire
A pair of Whitby ammonites that have been skilfully prepared from the enclosing rock. Nodules like this with two ammonites are rare.
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.
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Size: 11.5 x 8 x 4 centimetres
Weight: 335 grams
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