Clay man Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 Hi I have found numerous pieces of fossilised material which I am sure belongs to ammonites somehow, I am just unable to figure out how it fits it. Does anyone know how this can be related? It is cylindrical, with dlight ridges and with 5 little protrusions. It is roughly 1.5 x 2 cm in size. Thank you. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted July 7 Share Posted July 7 This is a socalled "cat's paw", a piece of a chamber from the phragmocone of an ammonite. 2 1 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay man Posted July 8 Author Share Posted July 8 Ah brilliant, I suppose then this is the chamber itself that was filled with sediment and that sediment was fossilised. I now realise what some of my other fossils are as well now that I know this can happen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 It lacks the expected curvature of an ammonid. It may be a baculite. Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clay man Posted July 9 Author Share Posted July 9 19 hours ago, Mark Kmiecik said: It lacks the expected curvature of an ammonid. It may be a baculite. Thank you Mark. I also found uncoiled ammonite pieces so maybe one if them or a baculite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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