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10.2" Fossil Ammonite, Belemnite & Gastropod Cluster - Fresney, France
This is an aesthetic, 10.2" wide cluster of fossil ammonites (Parkinsonia sp. and Perisphinctes sp.) and gastropods (Pyrgotrochus sp.) from Fresney, France. These are Middle Jurassic in age or approximately 168 million years old. What could be considered the back side of the specimen features two belemnite rostrum fossils and an exposed bivalve. The preparation on this piece is wonderful.
Comes with a metal display stand to assist with presentation.
Comes with a metal display stand to assist with presentation.
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.
What an ammonite would have looked like while alive.
What an ammonite would have looked like while alive.
SPECIES
Parkinsonia sp, Perisphinctes sp. & Pyrgotrochus sp.
LOCATION
Fresney, France
SIZE
Entire Piece: 10.2 x 9.75 x 2.6", Largest Ammonite: 5.75" wide
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#279308
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