Baculites scotti sutures

Baculites
Taxon: Baculites scotti Cobban
Locality: Pueblo County, CO
Age: Cretaceous Period, Upper Campanian Stage
Rock unit: Baculites scotti zone of Pierre Shale (of course)
Collector: W. Itano

The sutures mark the divisions between the chambers of the shell. The patterns are very useful for distinguishing different species of ammonites. These sutures match those that have been published for Baculites scotti.


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