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1.9" Ammonite Aptychus Fossil in Rock - Drügendorf, Germany
This is a fossil aptychus that has been exposed from the rock it was found it. It was collected from the Drügendorf Quarry of Drügendorf, Germany. This is a unique fossil that comes from a part of the body of an ammonite and is known as an aptychus. It's debated as to whether the aptychus is a two part hatch that covered the opening of the ammonite, or a double-plate jaw piece. Originally it was mistaken as a bivalve fossil.
It comes with an acrylic display stand.
It comes with an acrylic display stand.
About Ammonites
Ammonites were ancient marine cephalopods, similar to today's squids and octopuses, but with a defining feature: their distinctive, tightly coiled spiral shells. These shells, resembling those of modern nautiluses, served as both a protective home and a buoyancy aid, allowing ammonites to navigate the prehistoric seas with ease. First emerging around 240 million years ago in the Triassic Period, ammonites thrived for over 175 million years, adapting through numerous forms and sizes. As predatory creatures, they likely fed on smaller marine organisms, using their tentacles to capture prey. However, their long reign came to an end 65 million years ago at the close of the Cretaceous, coinciding with the mass extinction event that also eliminated the dinosaurs.
What an ammonite would have looked like while alive.
Ammonites were ancient marine cephalopods, similar to today's squids and octopuses, but with a defining feature: their distinctive, tightly coiled spiral shells. These shells, resembling those of modern nautiluses, served as both a protective home and a buoyancy aid, allowing ammonites to navigate the prehistoric seas with ease. First emerging around 240 million years ago in the Triassic Period, ammonites thrived for over 175 million years, adapting through numerous forms and sizes. As predatory creatures, they likely fed on smaller marine organisms, using their tentacles to capture prey. However, their long reign came to an end 65 million years ago at the close of the Cretaceous, coinciding with the mass extinction event that also eliminated the dinosaurs.
What an ammonite would have looked like while alive.
SPECIES
Unidentified
AGE
LOCATION
Drügendorf Quarry, Drügendorf, Germany
SIZE
1.9" wide aptychus on 2.4 x 1.8" rock
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#125452
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