9" Jurassic Ammonite (Kranosphinctes?) Fossil - Madagascar

This is a large, 9" wide ammonite (Kranosphinctes?) fossil from Madagascar. It is Late Jurassic in age and it was collected near Sakaraha in the Tulear Province of Madagascar. The surface of the ammonite has been lightly polished.

An acrylic-metal display stand will accompany your specimen.

Ammonites were predatory mollusks that resembled a squid with a shell. These cephalopods had eyes, tentacles, and spiral shells. They are more closely related to a living octopus, though the shells resemble that of a nautilus. Ammonites appeared in the fossil record about 240 million years ago and they barely survived several major extinction events. The last lineages disappeared 65 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous.

Artists reconstruction of an ammonite.  By Nobu Tamura
Artists reconstruction of an ammonite. By Nobu Tamura
FOR SALE
$229
DETAILS
SPECIES
Kranosphinctes sp.?
LOCATION
Near Sakaraha, Tulear Province, Madagascar
SIZE
9" wide, 8.5 lbs
ITEM
#253206
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