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Description : Ancient Seas, North America, Western United States, Cretaceous, ca. 83 to 70 million years ago. A superb and aesthetically pleasing fossilized ammonite of the Ancyloceratina variety with an open coil and loose whorl structure. Ancyloceratina are also known as heteromorph or uncoiled ammonites, a type of cephalopod that are much rarer than typical solid whorl shell ammonites and irregular or J-shaped open coil specimens found in the same region. This fossil was fully excavated to view from all sides, with the broad chamber tapering to the inner coil, the surface a mottled earthen brown hue with textured ribbing from end to end. This exquisite fossil comes on a custom stand that can easily be removed to examine all aspects of this shell. Size: 5.5 Diameter x 2.25 W x 5 H (14 cm x 5.7 cm x 12.7 cm), 6 H (15.2 cm) on included custom stand. The word ammonite came from Pliny the Elder who thought these fossils resembled horns, just like the ones the Egyptian ram god, Ammon, was typically depicted wearing. This heteromorph shell could easily be mistaken for a fossilized ram horn! Provenance: private Berthoud, Colorado, USA collection All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids. PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm. Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping. #171628
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