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6.2" Dactylioceras Ammonite Cluster - Isle of Skye, Scotland
This is a slab of rock containing many small Dactylioceras cf. vermis ammonite fossils, collected from Prince Charles Cave on the Isle of Skye in Scotland. They're Lower Jurassic (~180 million years old) in age and preserved beautifully. This specimen comes with an acrylic display stand. Ex-Mulroy Collection.
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
Dactylioceras cf. vermis
LOCATION
Prince Charles Cave, Isle of Skye, Scotland
FORMATION
Lower Lias, Falciferum Zone
SIZE
6.2"x4.5" rock, 1.25" largest ammonite
CATEGORY
ITEM
#92586
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