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Fossil of the Early Cretaceous ammonoid Aegocrioceras spathi

A fossil shell of the ancyloceratid ammonoid Aegocrioceras spathi. The shell dates back to the Hauterivian age (~129.4–~132.9 million years ago) of the Early Cretaceous epoch and is about 7 cm in diameter. It was collected near Resse, Germany.
Photo credit: H. Zell