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1.95" Translucent Ammonite (Asteroceras) Fossil - Dorset, England
This is a beautifully preserved, 1.95" wide "Golden Glow" Asteroceras obtusum ammonite fossil from the Lyme Regis region of England. The majority of this ammonite has been prepped free from the rock. When backlit the ammonite will appear to glow like a setting sun. The base of the rock has been cut flat, creating an aesthetic display.
Ammonites were predatory cephalopod mollusks that resembled squids with spiral shells. They are more closely related to living octopuses, though their shells resemble that of nautilus species. True ammonites appeared in the fossil record about 240 million years ago during the Triassic Period. The last lineages disappeared 65 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous.
SPECIES
Asteroceras obtusum
LOCATION
Lyme Regis, Dorset, England
FORMATION
Lower Lias, Obtusum Zone
SIZE
Ammonite: 1.95" wide. Entire specimen: 4.2 x 4"
CATEGORY
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ITEM
#240741
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