EXTRA QUALITY !!! Aragonite - Cleoniceras Superb Ammonite Sectioned - 6180 g
A superb ammonite fossil, sectioned and polished, from Mahajanga province in Madagascar, early Cretaceous period (Albian) , approx. 110 million years ago, belonging to the genus Cleoniceras, whose fossil has been replaced by agate and aragonite, and was polished to reveal the beautiful ‘oak leaf’ texture resembling a suture of the animal. Ammonites are an extinct group of marine invertebrates that became extinct at the end of the Cretaceous period. These molluscs are more closely related to living cephalopods (octopus, squid and cuttlefish) than to marine species like Nautilus. Dimensions: 30 x 25 x 8 cm Weight: 6180 g Origin: Madagascar Epoch: Mesozoic 66–400 Ma
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A superb ammonite fossil, sectioned and polished, from Mahajanga province in Madagascar, early Cretaceous period (Albian) , approx. 110 million years ago, belonging to the genus Cleoniceras, whose fossil has been replaced by agate and aragonite, and was polished to reveal the beautiful ‘oak leaf’ texture resembling a suture of the animal. Ammonites are an extinct group of marine invertebrates that became extinct at the end of the Cretaceous period. These molluscs are more closely related to living cephalopods (octopus, squid and cuttlefish) than to marine species like Nautilus. Dimensions: 30 x 25 x 8 cm Weight: 6180 g Origin: Madagascar Epoch: Mesozoic 66–400 Ma
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