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Fossil of the Middle Jurassic ammonoid Indosphinctes comptoni

A fossil shell of the perisphinctid ammonoid Indosphinctes comptoni. The shell dates back to the Callovian age (163.5–166.1million years ago) of the Middle Jurassic epoch and is about 13.5 cm in diameter. It was collected near Blumberg, Germany.
Photo credit: H. Zell