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3" Iron Replaced Ammonite Fossil in Rock - Boulemane, Morocco
This is 3" wide fossil ammonite from Boulemane, Morocco. It has been partially exposed from the rock that it was found in. During fossilization the shell of the ammonite was replaced by an iron compound, likely hematite.
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
Unidentified
AGE
LOCATION
Boulemane, Morocco
SIZE
3" wide, entire specimen 5.5 x 4.4"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#164482
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