A living fossil
This specimen has been sectioned to show the internal gas-filled chambers, and the much larger body chamber. The inner chambers have been filled with calcite crystal, while the body chamber was filled with sediment.
Nautilus
Museum:
Lyme Regis
Period:
Lower Jurassic
Strata:
Lower Lias
Fossil Type:
Molluscs >Cephalopods
Common Name:
Nautilus
Scientific Name:
Nautilus astracoides
Age:
190 million years
Where it was Found:
Lyme Regis area
Found by:
Unknown
Accession Number:
L.1973.180
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