Didymoceras nebrascense

Didymoceras
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Taxon: Didymoceras nebrascense (Meek and Hayden)
Locality: Pueblo County, CO
Age: Cretaceous Period, Upper Campanian Stage
Rock unit: Didymoceras nebrascense zone of Pierre Shale
Collector: W. Itano

Didymoceras was an unusual ammonite which coiled like a spired gastropod. This is a fragment. The ribs of Didymoceras nebrascense are more closely spaced than those of Didymoceras stevensoni. (Length 7 cm.)

A more complete specimen of Didymoceras nebrascense from the "Worldwide Museum of Natural History" can be seen here.


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