
This is another of my favorite geological specimens. What is it?
I thought this one might be a challenge. It is an ammonite called Baculites, from the famous Coon Creek fossil site in Tennessee. Ammonites were cephalopods, related to squid, octopus, and the chambered nautilus. Like the nautilus, an ammonite's shell was separated into chambers, but instead of having a simple, straight wall between the chambers, the chamber walls for ammonites were very intricate. Each species had its own pattern, which can be used to identify them. Part of the shell has been eroded away, showing the chamber pattern underneath.







It may be some kind of
It may be some kind of lichen; looks like organic growth.
John David from MRS.Webber's class
HI, I think it is a artafact from the prehistoric days.It was left when a cave men drew because of the pattern on this rock.The only people alive back then was cave men. Why do you take these pictures? Your Fan John David From Mrs.Webber's 3rd Grade Class
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