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  Harpoceras cf elegans (Aptychus in place)
 
 
   
 
 
reference 3609
name Harpoceras cf elegans (Aptychus in place)
age Jurassic, Upper Lias, Falciferum Zone
size Size of Ammonite 76mm
location Port Mulgrave, Whitby, N Yorkshire, UK
weight 691gms
   
description  
This is such a rarity for a Harpoceras, the Aptychus (ammonite's jaw apparatus) have been preserved more or less in life position within the ammonites living chamber. A really scientific fossil for the collector or academic. Approximately 180 million years old. This specimen was collected in 1968. It resided in the late GORDON WALKDEN collection. A stunning rarity.
 
 
 
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