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Ammonite Ammolite Fossil Polished Natural Collector Specimen
Beautiful, polished opalized Ammolite Ammonite Fossil that is 2 inches long by 1.75 inches and 11 mm thick.
This is an Ammonite from the Lower Cretaceous (Lower Albian) of Madagascar. Fossil Ammonite Desmoceras Latidorsatum, 100 million years old (Late Cretaceous Period).
Ammonites are extinct mollusks related to the modern squid, octopus and Chambered Nautilus. These creatures died out at the close of the Cretaceous Period, about sixty-five million years ago.
The nacreous shell of the ammonite is comprised of alternating layers of aragonite and conchiolin. Under certain conditions related to fossilization, the nacreous shell becomes highly iridescent; the resulting gemlike material is called "ammolite." The human eye perceives this as an array of flashing rainbow colors.
This one is not real flashy but does have small firey red flashes.
