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5.7" Ammonite (Stephanoceras & Leioceras) Fossil Cluster - France
This is a beautiful, 5.7" wide cluster of ammonites from Fresney, France. The largest ammonite (Stephanoceras sp.) measures 2.4" wide and the smoother ammonite along the left side of the specimen (Leioceras opalinum) is 1.35" wide. The small ammonite adjacent to Stephanoceras is unidentified. Most of the rock has been removed from these Jurassic-aged ammonites.
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
Stephanoceras sp. & Leioceras opalinum
LOCATION
Fresney, France
SIZE
Ammonite: 2.4" wide, Entire specimen: 5.7 x 2.9"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#244481
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