Weight: 2.8 kg
Dimension: See scale bar (10 cm) on photo _01
Identification: Ceratites meissnerianus (Penndorf, 1951)
Locality: Quarry near Dettelbach, Franconia, northern Bavaria, Germany
Lithostratigraphy: Meißner Formation, Upper Muschelkalk
Biostratigraphy: Ceratites nodosus Zone, mo3
Age: Ladinian, Middle Triassic

Description
Picture _01: Complete specimen of the uncommon ceratite Ceratites meissneriansus, side showing upward after deposition and incomplete filling of the chambers separated bit septae
Picture _02: Close-up showing incomplete filling of the chambers separated by the now completely dissolved septae
Picture _03: Complete specimen of the uncommon ceratite Ceratites meissneriansus, with large parts overgrown by the abnormal oyster Placunopsis ostracina. Specimens merits a bit of additional preparation of the umbilical region
Picture _04: oblique view showing wide conch
Picture _05: close-up lf external side showing weak angulation
Picture _06: lateral view showing broad cross-section and epoekes of Placunopsis ostracina shells
Picture _07: close-up of Placunopsis ostracina growing on the conch of Ceratites meissnerianus

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