Rasenia cf. moschi A. Oppel, 1863 - Ammonite

Description

Fossil ammonite, Rasenia cf. moschi, from the Upper Jurassic of Eathie Haven, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, part of the Hugh Miller Collection

Museum reference

G.1859.33.3856

Collection

Fossils

Scientific name(s)

species: Rasenia cf. moschi A. Oppel, 1863 - Ammonite

Specimen details

Specimen form: Fossil

Materials

Calcite

Physical description

Calcite shell with green calcite infill; Entire ammonite free of limestone matrix

Collection place(s)

Eathie Haven, Ross and Cromarty, Scotland, Northern Europe

Associations

Collector: Miller, Hugh, 1802 - 1856
Hugh Miller Collection

References

Figured by Zeigler, B. 1963. ' Some Upper Jurassic ammonites of the Genus Rasenia from Scotland'. Palaeontology, vol. 5, part 4, p.768, plate 111, figs. 8 and 9