Details
- Dimensions
- 3ʺW × 2.2ʺD × 4ʺH
- Styles
- Nautical
- Period
- 15th Century & Earlier
- Country of Origin
- Canada
- Item Type
- Vintage, Antique or Pre-owned
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- Materials
- Shell
- Condition
- Good Condition, Original Condition Unaltered, Some Imperfections
- Color
- Burnt Umber
- Condition Notes
- very good very good less
- Description
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A unique small 4 inch fossilized iridescent opalised ammonite shell on a plexi brass stand.
Ammonites are extinct cephalopods related … more A unique small 4 inch fossilized iridescent opalised ammonite shell on a plexi brass stand.
Ammonites are extinct cephalopods related to modern squids and octopuses. The subclass Ammonoidea, a group that is often referred to as ammonites, first appeared about 450 million years ago.
Most ammonites died out at the same time as the non-avian dinosaurs, at the end of the Cretaceous Period, 66 million years ago. less
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