Pyrite Bellerophon Fossil
Summary:
This pyrite gastropod fossil has well defined ridges that make it easier to identify. It appears to be a Bellerophon. It was found in a coal mine at a depth of 60-250 meters.
My identification source is Fossils of Ohio (Bulletin 70, Rodney M. Feldmann Editor, State of Ohio, Department of Natural Resources, Division of Geological Survey, Columbus Ohio 1986) pages 162-173, figures 15-16 of
Content analysis:
Geographic context:
Location | Country | Latitude | Longitude |
Columbus | US | 39.9891 | -82.9853 |
Fossil | US | 41.8154 | -110.714 |
Ohio | US | 40.1903 | -82.6695 |
Keywords:
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