Solenoceras sp.
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Specimen #462
Taxon: Solenoceras sp.
Locality: El Paso County, CO
Age: Cretaceous Period, Upper Campanian Stage
Rock unit: Teepee Butte zone of Pierre Shale
Collector: W. Itano
Solenoceras was an unusual ammonite which started out straight,
then bent back on itself like a hairpin.
(Scale in cm.)
A more complete specimen from the "Worldwide Museum of Natural
History" can be seen here.
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