1.8" Miniature Fossil Cluster (Ammonites, Bivalves) - France

This is an exquisite cluster of small marine fossils (ammonites, gastropod, bivalves, and scaphopod) which have been prepared using acid-etching techniques. The detail of these small marine fossils is amazing and it's a very displayable piece. These miniature fossils clusters were discovered a few years back in France, near the Austrian border. I haven't seen them on the market anywhere else. They are Jurassic in age (Oxfordian Stage), or approximately 159 million years old.

The identifiable species include:
Ammonites - Cardioceras sp. & Richeiceras frequens
Gastropods - Natica calypso
Bivalves - Trigonia densicostata & Astarte elegens
Scaphopod - Dentalium entaloides

The entire cluster measures 1.8 x 1.5" and has been mounted to an acrylic display base with a high-quality hot glue to ensure the specimen makes it to you in one piece.