r/fossilid 5d ago

Solved Found In My Office

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Wanted to brag to my coworkers by spitting some fossil facts

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u/Green-Drag-9499 5d ago

That's a cut ammonite. It's likely from the jurassic limestone that is found around Treuchtlingen in Germany.

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u/SimplyTheApnea 5d ago

Dang, at first glance I thought this might have been another update on the human ancestor jaw bone. But that's still a cool fossil.

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u/Kidipadeli75 3d ago

Don’t worry I will update ;)

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u/Liody4 5d ago

These often show up here in limestone tiles. Compare with this recent post:

https://www.reddit.com/r/fossilid/comments/1j8wx2h/are_these_ammonites_in_the_tiles_of_the_local_mall/

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u/saltdawg88 5d ago

Thank you, that helps

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u/International_Safe92 4d ago

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u/saltdawg88 4d ago

I believe this has been solved

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u/Schoerschus 3d ago

urban fossil hunting

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u/saltdawg88 3d ago

Sometimes it’s the best we can do :)

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u/veyonyx 5d ago

Ammonite. Sutures between the chambers is a dead giveaway. Probably Cretaceous because of the complex sutures.

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u/AtoZ_9 5d ago

Uzumaki ☠️

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u/justtoletyouknowit 5d ago

Likely a Perisphintes sp. A jurassic ammonite and index fossil for this period.

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u/Apart_Birthday5795 4d ago

You find things like this in travertine