Cretaceous Ammonite:

Polyptychoceras

Photo 1: Polyptychoceras in concretion.

This heteromorph ammonite is quite common in Cretaceous shales on the Trent and Puntledge Rivers. They are known to collectors as the paper-clip ammonites or sometime they are referred to as candy canes.

Photo 2: Polyptychoceras with enamel.

In this sample, fossilized remnants of the shell are still visible over most of the ammonite. These ammonites have 3 parallel shafts, but usually only two are found --one bend in the paper clip.

Other Vancouver Island Cretaceous Fossils:

Crustaceans: Linuparus (Spiny Lobster), Longusorbis (Crab)

Ammonites: Hauericeras, Polyptychoceras

Bivalves: Inoceramus, Sphenoceramus

Gastropods: Capulus (Elf Cap Snail)