Before-After rarest ammonite yet

A much teased specimen! When I found it, this fossil was an ugly duckling. A heavily worn nodule with just a hint of shell and some very worn sutures exposed. I thought it was a Phylloceras ammonite, but I was wrong... it's something much rarer! Come have a look.
Prep by Shaun Tymon - / shaun_tymon_fossils
3D model: skfb.ly/oXHtB
ID by Shaun, Neil Trudgill, and Andreas Schmidt
*the correct spelling is Alocolytoceras

[@lescher8488]

The prep results look wonderful!

[@dinoskool]

I'm supremely happy with it! Shaun did a great job

[@davidthomas6859]

Very nice Andrew ❤

[@dinoskool]

I'm chuffed. Was such a crummy looking nodule that turned out to be hosting one of my rarest finds! Shaun did an incredible prep

[@davidthomas6859]

@@dinoskool Absolutely 💯

[@annetalbot9151]

Such a deep centre on it! That's an incredible find ❤

[@dinoskool]

It such a cool ammonite, and a surprise after what it looked like when found

[@annetalbot9151]

@@dinoskool just goes to show that just because they don't look great when you first find them doesn't mean that they can't be something special

[@dinoskool]

@@annetalbot9151 Agreed. Finds like this are part of the reason I've got a shed full of nodules from around the coast. Some are clear what they are, others are mysteries like this one was!

[@gottacrackemall4713]

Very very nice Andrew, your the rare species find specialist at the moment 😁👍 another great find for the collection nice one mate ⚒️😃

[@dinoskool]

Thanks! Hope it was worth the tease. Another rare one next week too 😂

[@gottacrackemall4713]

@dinoskool stop it mate I can't take anymore😭😭😆😆😅😅🤣 👍⚒️

[@gottacrackemall4713]

I'm trying to look up some info on this species but I can't seem to find any....is it that rare or am I just not looking in the right places??? Any help would be appreciated, cheers Andrew 👍⚒️

[@dinoskool]

en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alocolytoceras (note the spelling, there's a typo in the video) It is super rare for Yorkshire and might also be the same as Perilytoceras so there isn't much on it. Mentioned briefly in Andreas's blog too andysfossils.com/2013/01/

[@gottacrackemall4713]

@dinoskool cheers mate I'm on it now and don't worry about the spelling it kept me busy for a while 😅👍⚒️ it's a rare beast, not jealous 😠😅⚒️

[@FredsFossils]

Lovely as always!

[@dinoskool]

Thanks!