Macroscaphites yvani ammonite fossil

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Macroscaphites yvani ammonite fossil found in Provence, France, dating from the Barremian age ( to 125 million years ago). Ammonites are extinct marine animals which lived between 380 and 65 million years ago. They are distantly related to the modern-day nautilus. They lived in coastal waters and inland seas. This specimen measures15cm in length. Luc Ebbo, Paleogalerie, Salignac.

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