This is the last of the ammonites that I received from my Hungarian friend. Scaphite hungadrianus is a heteromorph type ammonite. This means it's shell does not form a neat spiral that is contained in a single plane. The ammonite started out with a normally coiled shell but then at some point it abandoned the coil and grew straight for a bit before returning to a coil. This is best illustrated in the third picture below. The specimen comes from near Pénzesgyőr, Hungary and was found in sediments from the Aptian stage of the Cretaceous.
I found a cool series of videos on You Tube that were created by a local fossil hunter in Hungary. One of them focuses on collecting at Pénzesgyőr.
Thank you Karoly for the cool specimen!
Showing posts with label Pénzesgyőr. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Pénzesgyőr. Show all posts
Thursday, October 16, 2014
Tuesday, October 14, 2014
Salaziceras salazacense ammonite from Hungary
This is the ammonite Salaziceras salazacense ammonite from Pénzesgyőr, Hungary. It was collected from Cretaceous (Aptian stage) aged rocks. It is nicely detailed with some of the sutures visible on the back. It was among the fossils I received from my friend Karoly in Hungary.
Friday, October 10, 2014
Stoliczkaia dispar ammonite from Hungary
Another neat fossil I received from my friend in Hungary is this Stoliczkaia dispar ammonite from Pénzesgyőr, Hungary. It was collected from Cretaceous (Aptian stage) aged rocks. It has some of the suture lines visible but the one side is a little rough.
Thank you to Karoly for the specimen!
Thank you to Karoly for the specimen!
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