Aesthetic Discoscaphites Ammonite from Fox Hills

Description: These beautiful scaphites are collected from concretions, which weather from stream channels and hillsides. Upon being cracked, if the collector is lucky, a wonderful prize scaphite awaits him. Most of these specimens retain their opalized skin, which is called ammonlite (mother of pearl) and reflects an array of beautiful iridescent colors. Note the stunning detail of the suture patterns.

This wonderful display specimen speaks for itself in the photos, eye-candy like, the piece explodes with color and vibrancy. The genus is characterized by the rows of small evenly spaced nodes.

Scaphites have a simple body design described as J-shaped. However, scaphites often display complex ornamentation, including tubercles, sutures, keels, and ribs.

During the Upper Cretaceous, a huge shallow inland sea stretching from the now Gulf of Mexico up into Canada existed. Ammonites and scaphites abounded in this bountiful sea so teeming with life.