Temnocheilus
annulonodosus ?
nautiloid cephalopod
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Collected from the bioclastic shale at the top of the Lake Neosho Shale.
General abundance:
Rare
Small to medium broken pieces: Common
Some have observed a few fracture lines in this specimen.
It took some effort to free it from it's home of 302 Million Years.
Stubborn critter ... It came out in (I forget how many) pieces. However,
I was successful in putting "Humpty Dumpty" back together again!
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Order: Nautilida
Genus: Temnocheilus
Species: annulonodosus ?
Viewer Comments:
Your identification of this "knobbed" cephalopod
is correct.
Dr. Bruce L. Stinchcomb
Reference:
Fossils of Ohio
Bulletin #70 (blue cover) 1996
page 188-189 (fig. 1)
Pennsylvanian nautiloid cephalopod
Temnocheilus
annulonodosus Sturgeon, Windle, Mapes & Hore
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