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Stunning 3.5" Asteroceras Ammonite - Great Display!
This is a gorgeous, agate replaced Asteroceras obtusum ammonite fossil from the Lyme Regis region of England. It's almost translucent and has been nicely prepared so that it displays nicely in a slab of limestone.
The ammonite itself is 3.5" wide and is on a 7.8" wide and 6.5" tall slab of limestone. The base of the limestone has been cut flat so it displays nicely without the need for a display stand. A truly stunning display!
The ammonite itself is 3.5" wide and is on a 7.8" wide and 6.5" tall slab of limestone. The base of the limestone has been cut flat so it displays nicely without the need for a display stand. A truly stunning display!
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
Asteroceras obtusum
LOCATION
Charmouth, Dorset, England
FORMATION
Lower Lias, Obtusum Zone
SIZE
3.5" wide
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#30742
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