5" Polished Fossil Orthoceras Plate - Morocco

This plate contains several specimens of Orthoceras, which have been polished to reveal the inner segmented chambers. These are fun little display pieces from the Devonian stratigraphy of the Anti-Atlas Mountains in Morocco.

Includes an acrylic display stand.

The fossils commonly known as Orthoceras are extinct "straight" cephalopods that lived during the Upper Devonian period around 370 million years ago. Like other cephalopods, they lived inside of their shells, had tentacles they could use to grab food, and used jet propulsion, squirting water to move. The rock containing them is quarried from the Atlas Mountains of Morocco and frequently polished to reveal the fossils and make decorative items with them.



While Orthoceras is the common name for these cephalopods, there are actually several different genera, including Michelinoceras and Arionoceras, found in association. However, unless you are one of the world's leading experts on fossil cephalopods, you probably won't be able to tell them apart.
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DETAILS
SPECIES
Arionoceratid Nautiloid
LOCATION
Anti-Atlas Mountains, Morocco
SIZE
5.0 x 3.55"
ITEM
#261313
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