Here is a very beautiful fossil matrix piece from the Jurassic of Evrecy in France. The specimen features an association of an ammonite of the species Chondroceras gervillii and a brachiopod of the species Sphaeroidothyris sphaeroidalis. The ensemble is completed by a belemnite, likely belonging to the genus Belemnopsis. The Chondroceras gervillii measures approximately 20 mm and also displays both apophyses*. (*Lateral growths at the end of the living chamber) | |||
Location: | Evrecy, Caen, Depart. Calvados, Frankreich | ||
Size of Matrix: | about 44 x 40 x 70 mm | ||
Age: | Middle Jurasic, Dogger, Bajocian (about . 164 Mill. Jahre) |