Catalog Number: CG-0004

This specimen of Cephalopod, CG-0004, belongs to the genus Metacoceras. I first assumed Tainoceras, yet, that genus does not occur in the Brush Creek Limestone.

A good deal of time was spent using an air scribe to take the piece from the first photo in the gallery to get to the last three photos. I discovered a few blunt spines hidden under the limestone. Unfortunately, eroded limestone makes up the top portion. It is fragile in comparison with the rest of the specimen. Nevertheless, the specimen was easy to find as the eroded portion, shown brown in the photos, stuck out of the side of the limestone slab.

Metacoceras in Slab
Specimen Front
Specimen Reverse
Specimen from Top

Photos after air scribing

Metacoceras
Metacoceras showing center
CG-0004
Specimen top
Specimen top

Other Metacoceras Found Locally

Metacoceras Specimens

CG-0004Metacoceras I
CG-0005Metacoceras II
CG-0021Metacoceras III
CG-0024Metacoceras IV
CG-0037Metacoceras V
CG-0042Metacoceras VI
CG-0065
CG-0071A Complete Metacoceras
CG-0075Metacoceras Group
CG-0076“
CG-0077“
CG-0078“
CG-0079“
CG-0080“
CG-0082Polished 1/2 whorl
CG-0083Cut specimen
CG-0092Metacoceras Specimen
CG-0122
CG-0123
CG-0124
CG-0125

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