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4.5" Iridescent Ammonites Mounted In Shale - Cyber Monday Deal!
This is a spectacular display piece featuring three iridescent ammonite fossils from the Saratov Region of Russia. These ammonites are Middle Jurassic (Upper Callovian Stage) or approximately 161-164 million years old. There are two 2.3" and 1" wide Vertumniceras ammonites and one .9" wide Quenstedticeras ammonite. All of which has been aesthetically mounted in a piece of shale along with an interesting pyrite formation. The ammonite fossils are entirely real and natural, they have just been mounted in the rock.
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
Quenstedticeras & Vertumniceras
LOCATION
Dubki Clay Quarry, Saratov, Russia
SIZE
4.5x4.2", Largest ammonite is 2.3"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#38170
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