cen003998 Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 I preped this nautilus fossil recently, Wondering if the damage on the shell was caused by predation? And is it Cenoceras sp.? Thanks Information about this: location:Gard,France age: Jurassic 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 I think you're probably good with your guess at Cenoceras, since a large portion of Jurassic nautiloids belong to that genus. It sure does look like one to me anyway. As far as predation damage, I couldn't say one way or the other, since it is often the case that the part of the whorls that is missing occurs often just due to circumstances before, during or after burial. I don't think you'll ever know for sure with this one, since there are no obvious marks from teeth or crab pincers on it. 2 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cen003998 Posted April 27, 2022 Author Share Posted April 27, 2022 @Ludwigia Thank you very much!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 Nice little Cenoceras! Good find! 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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