15.3" Cut Ammonite Fossil From Madagascar - Crystal Pockets!

This is a massive 15.3" wide polished ammonite fossil of the genus Pachydiscus, collected from Befandriana in Northern Madagascar. It makes for a very impressive display on the included metal display stands.

You rarely get ammonites of this size and condition of out Madagascar. While it does have repair work, this is to be expected on large ammonites that will be found already fractured in the ground.

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.

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SPECIES
Pachydiscus sp.
LOCATION
Befandriana, Northern Madagascar
SIZE
15.3" wide, 6.75" thick, 51 lbs
ITEM
#207125
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