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5.4" Iridescent Ammonite (Deshayesites & Aconeceras) Cluster
This is a gorgeous cluster of Deshayesites deshayesi and Aconeceras trautscholdi ammonites from the Lower Cretaceous (Aptian) deposits of Saratov, Russia. They have been beautifully prepared from the hard concretion from which they were found. The ammonites have a wonderful iridescent shell preservation and the largest complete ammonite (Aconeceras) is 1.8" wide. The base of the rock has been cut flat.
It comes with an acrylic display stand.
It comes with an acrylic display stand.
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
Deshayesites deshayesi & Aconeceras trautscholdi
LOCATION
Saratov, Russia
SIZE
Entire specimen: 5.4 x 3.5", largest ammonite: 1.8" wide
CATEGORY
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ITEM
#301329
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