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Lot: 1 KG Silver Iridescent Ammonites (2-3") - 19 Pieces
This is a wholesale bag of silver iridescent ammonite fossils from Madagascar. There is 1 kg (19 pieces) of ammonites ranging in size from 2-3" wide. There are several different species represented. These ammonites are Middle Cretaceous in age or approximately 110 million years old.
You will receive the exact bag of ammonites in the picture. These are great for gifts, resale or making jewelry.
You will receive the exact bag of ammonites in the picture. These are great for gifts, resale or making jewelry.
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
Various
LOCATION
Ambatolafia, Mahajanga Province, Madagascar
SIZE
19 pieces, 2-3" wide
CATEGORY
ITEM
#79437
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