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Name:
Common name:
Vascoceras globosum → Ammonite, Ammonoids, Cephalopod
Family / Genus / Species / Binom / Author:
Vascoceratidae → Vascoceras → globosum → Vascoceras globosum → Reyment, 1954
Location:
Ashaka, Gombe, Nigeria / Africa
Age:
Cretaceous [krt], Turonian / 90 million years
Size of the item:
Width: 6,8 cm
Height: 7,4 cm
Length: 9,5 cm
Size of the fossil:
Weight:
In the large open pit mine of Ashaka Cement Plc. north of Gombe, large quantities of a variety of different Cretaceous ammonites have been recovered and traded over the years. However, due to the unstable political situation in the country, supplies have now dried up. The pieces were prepared in our workshop.
