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1.8" Iridescent Ammonite (Aconeceras) Fossil
This is a beautiful, 1.8" wide Aconeceras trautscholdi ammonite fossil from the Lower Cretaceous deposits of Saratov, Russia. It has been nicely exposed from the rock it was found in, revealing the stunning iridescent shell. One side of the rock has been cut flat, however the specimen is accompanied by an acrylic display stand.
Ammonites were predatory mollusks that resembled a squid with a shell. These cephalopods had eyes, tentacles, and spiral shells. They are more closely related to a living octopus, though the shells resemble that of a nautilus. True ammonites appeared in the fossil record about 240 million years ago. The last lineages disappeared 65 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous.
What an ammonite would have looked like while alive.
What an ammonite would have looked like while alive.
SPECIES
Aconeceras trautscholdi
LOCATION
Saratov, Russia
SIZE
Ammonite: 1.8" wide, Rock: 3.4 x 2.25"
CATEGORY
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ITEM
#243276
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