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Ammonite | Madagascar
Ammonite | Madagascar
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- Origin: Madagascar
- Size: H33cm W20cm D9cm
- Description: From the Jurassic period (201-145 million years ago) the very well-preserved Kranaosphinctes rabei with a largely intact shell and unique details, mounted on a stand.
- Additional information: Ammonites were shellless cephalopods that became extinct about 66 million years ago. Fossils of them are found all over the world. Ammonites are extinct, shelled cephalopods. They all had a chambered shell that they used for buoyancy.
- Their geometry and beauty have captured the human imagination since at least the Mesolithic (Middle Stone Age), giving rise to many origin myths and beliefs about their magical and medicinal properties.
