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Metacoceras

Metacoceras with Brachiopod

2021-04-11
By: Clint
On: April 11, 2021
In: Brachiopods, Cephalopods, Collection Pieces, Limestone
Tagged: Metacoceras

If I find a large convolute cephalopod in local Brush Creek Limestone, it’s usually the genus Metacoceras. Each find is a unique opportunity to study the genus as a whole. It’s the luck of the draw that determines how each will present itself, once a rock hammer breaks open aRead More →

Metacoceras with Inner Whorl

2021-03-07
By: Clint
On: March 7, 2021
In: Cephalopods, Collection Pieces, Limestone
Tagged: Metacoceras

Without a doubt, the genus Metacoceras is one of the two most common cephalopod genera found locally. This particular specimen preserves inner chambers. It did split in half while I was recovering it, but to my surprise, everything remained intact. Individual septal wall/suture lines can be seen on close inspection.Read More →

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