Liparoceras cheltiense Murchison.
Matrix free Ammonite with original shell preserved. Towards the end of the outer whorl the shell shows gross deformity caused by a crushing bite on one side. The Ammonite most probably survived the attack and continued to grow with a deformed shell. Fantastic example of both pathology and predation.
Jurassic, Lower Pliensbachian, Ibex Zone.
Blockley Brickworks, Gloucestershire.
Ammonitre :6.8 cm diam.
