Large 8.3" Mammites Ammonite - Goulmima, Morocco

This is a large, 8.3" wide Mammites nodosoides ammonite collected North of Goulmima, Morocco. These ammonites are Upper Cretaceous (Early Turonian Stage) in age, and have rows of raised bumps or nodes around their outer surface.

The scientific paper describing this ammonite assemblage can be found at: http://data.over-blog-kiwi.com/0/52/28/44/ob_159f69_kennedy-et-al-2008-goulmima.pdf