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| Isle of Wight: 'Stunning' 100-million-year-old fossil uncovered | |
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| The giant mollusc would have been quite similar to squid or cuttlefish | The giant mollusc would have been quite similar to squid or cuttlefish |
| The fossil of a "stunning" well-preserved ammonite has been dug out from a rock on the Isle of Wight. | The fossil of a "stunning" well-preserved ammonite has been dug out from a rock on the Isle of Wight. |
| Jack Wonfor, 24, spotted the mollusc sticking out at St Catherine's point on the southerly tip of the island. | Jack Wonfor, 24, spotted the mollusc sticking out at St Catherine's point on the southerly tip of the island. |
| After digging it out, it took eight hours using an electric engraver to uncover the complete full fossil from the excess rock. | After digging it out, it took eight hours using an electric engraver to uncover the complete full fossil from the excess rock. |
| Mr Wonfor said the fossil - a Mortoniceras inflatum - "was roughly 100-105 million years old". | Mr Wonfor said the fossil - a Mortoniceras inflatum - "was roughly 100-105 million years old". |
| After spotting the ammonite, Jack Wonfor worked carefully to extract it from the boulder | After spotting the ammonite, Jack Wonfor worked carefully to extract it from the boulder |
| The retained firefighter and guide for Wight Coast Fossils on the island said he was extremely happy to get it out complete as ammonites were "hard to find with a complete rostrum". | The retained firefighter and guide for Wight Coast Fossils on the island said he was extremely happy to get it out complete as ammonites were "hard to find with a complete rostrum". |
| He added: "In the rare cases they are preserved they are extremely difficult to extract from the rock without these rostrum breaking and being destroyed." | He added: "In the rare cases they are preserved they are extremely difficult to extract from the rock without these rostrum breaking and being destroyed." |
| Wight Coast Fossils said the find was "absolutely stunning". | Wight Coast Fossils said the find was "absolutely stunning". |
| "This is a well-preserved example of this relatively uncommon ammonite, it is certainly one of the most impressive we've come across," they added. | "This is a well-preserved example of this relatively uncommon ammonite, it is certainly one of the most impressive we've come across," they added. |
| Jack Wonfor spotted a sliver of the fossil poking out from a rock | Jack Wonfor spotted a sliver of the fossil poking out from a rock |
| Mr Wonfor, who has been collecting fossils of marine invertebrates on the island since the age of four, said: "It is one of my favourite fossils I have found over the years". | Mr Wonfor, who has been collecting fossils of marine invertebrates on the island since the age of four, said: "It is one of my favourite fossils I have found over the years". |
| He said he planned to keep it in his collection before donating it to the Dinosaur Isle Museum in Sandown. | He said he planned to keep it in his collection before donating it to the Dinosaur Isle Museum in Sandown. |
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