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Charmouth Pyrite Ammonites and Extra


Fenguin1999

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Hello everyone - I am getting into fossil collecting and recently had a trip to Charmouth, UK. I would like to try to ID some of the pyrite ammonite species I found there. I've written what I thought they might be based on information and photos I have found online but I am very much a beginner so I would like some help checking them. I've also included another pyrite fossil which I'm not sure what it is at the end. 35mm long paperclip for scale. Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks!

 

1: Both Promicroceras?

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2: Not sure - maybe Echioceras?

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3: Oxynoticeras?

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4: Another Echioceras?

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5: No idea - looks like a fragment of something conical with horizontal bands around it which can be sort of seen in the first image - mostly encased in pyrite.

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Welcome to the forum!

No. 5 is a belemnite phragmocone. Pyrite ones are often found there.

 

I'm not much good with ammonites (someone more knowledgeable will probably be along shortly) but I think you have:
1) Agree Promicroceras

2) Tropidoceras

3) Agree Oxynoticeras

4) Not sure, looks like the wrong venter for Echioceras

 

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1 hour ago, TqB said:

Welcome to the forum!

No. 5 is a belemnite phragmocone. Pyrite ones are often found there.

 

I'm not much good with ammonites (someone more knowledgeable will probably be along shortly) but I think you have:
1) Agree Promicroceras

2) Tropidoceras

3) Agree Oxynoticeras

4) Not sure, looks like the wrong venter for Echioceras

 

Thanks so much for your reply and the IDs! After a bit more googling I'm now wondering if number 4 might be a Crucilobiceras?

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12 hours ago, Ludwigia said:

4 is part of a pyritized belemnite phragmocone.

 

Edit: oops! I made a booboo. I meant number 5...or did someone change something here?

Thanks for the ID! I thought you must have meant number 5 :)

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11 hours ago, Fenguin1999 said:

Thanks so much for your reply and the IDs! After a bit more googling I'm now wondering if number 4 might be a Crucilobiceras?

I was wondering that myself but thought the centre whorls don't seem to have much ribbing. I guess that's due to its being an internal mould so you're probably right. :) 

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