Displaying a fascinating level of detail and rich, earthy colours, this Ammonite Fossil Pair make a captivating addition to any room.
Ammonite fossils are 135 - 395 million years old and most of our examples come from Madagascar. They were squid-like creatures that swam freely in the sea and produce beautiful fossils like this one.
Whether as a gift, a striking ornament or a way to interest children in natural history, this Ammonite Fossil Pair is a gift from a bygone era and a truly stunning fossil.
Cephalopods were marine, highly mobile swimmers, generally carnivorous.
They achieved buoyancy by achambered shell connected by a siphuncle
to exchange pressure of gas thus adjusting density.
- Fossil: Ammonite
- Phylum:Mollusca
- Class:Cephalopoda:Cephalopods
- Notable Fact: Ammonoids were coiled
- Location: Germany
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