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Lot: 3-5" Polished Jurassic Ammonites - 10 Pieces
This is a wholesale lot of 10 polished ammonite fossils from Sakaraha, Madagascar. These are Late Jurassic in age and there are several species represented in this lot which weights 6 1/2 lbs. The smallest specimen is 3.3" wide and the largest if 4.9" wide. Many of them have visible suture patterns.
At $80 the average price per ammonite is $8 and they can easily retail for 2-3x that price on average.
At $80 the average price per ammonite is $8 and they can easily retail for 2-3x that price on average.
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
Near Sakaraha, Madagascar
SIZE
3.3 to 4.9" wide, 1 to 2" thick
CATEGORY
ITEM
#76987
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