Hoploscaphites sp. - juvenile

Hoploscaphites
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Taxon: Hoploscaphites sp.
Locality: Baculite Mesa, Pueblo County, CO
Age: Cretaceous Period, Upper Campanian Stage
Rock unit: Baculites scotti zone of Pierre Shale
Collector: W. Itano

This pretty little ammonite is probably a juvenile of the same species of Hoploscaphites that is shown elsewhere on this website. It seems to differ in that it lacks ventro-lateral nodes, but this may be simply due to normal variation within the species. The diameter is 2 cm.


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