Mantelliceras is named after the well-known fossil hunter Gideon Mantell. This specimen is incomplete, but shows the well-preserved strong ribbing characteristic of this species.
Ammonite
Museum:
Lyme Regis
Period:
Upper Cretaceous
Strata:
Cenomanian Limestone (Lower Chalk)
Fossil Type:
Molluscs >Cephalopods
Common Name:
Ammonite
Scientific Name:
Mantelliceras tuberculatum
Age:
95 million years
Where it was Found:
Lyme Regis area
Found by:
Unknown
Accession Number:
L.1973.316
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