Eye Catching Natural Pastel Opalescent Ammonite (M8558)SOLD!Ammonite is a fossil of an extinct sea predator that lived over 65 million years ago. They belonged to a group known as cephalopods which are known today as squids, octopus, cuttlefish and nautilus. The ammonite shell is made of the mineral aragonite, a form of calcium carbonate and is divided into a series of air chambers. The series of air chambers allowed the ammonite to float. These ammonites are a special find from Tucson because they have not been polished. They are completely natural, yet they are still quite shiny, a very rare find. This eye catching fossil has a glowing pastel hue on one side and is in more of a fossilized state on the other side.
The fossil measures 1.5" x 1.3" x 0.5" and weighs 0.9 oz. |
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