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5.8" Tall Ammonite (Craspedodiscus) Cluster - Russia
This is a very aesthetic cluster of Craspedodiscus ammonites from the Volga River in Russia. There are also a few Rhynchonella brachiopods on the plate as well as a second ammonite type which is probably Simbirskites. The largest ammonite is 3.35" wide and the entire piece is 5.8" tall. It has been nicely prepared and the base has been cut flat so that it displays aesthetically on a flat surface. These ammonites are Cretaceous in age.
Ammonites were predatory cephalopod mollusks that resembled squids with spiral shells. They are more closely related to living octopuses, though their shells resemble that of nautilus species. True ammonites appeared in the fossil record about 240 million years ago during the Triassic Period. The last lineages disappeared 65 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous.
SPECIES
Craspedodiscus sp. & Rhynchonella (brachiopod)
AGE
LOCATION
Volga river, Russia
SIZE
Largest Ammonite 3.35", 5.8" tall
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#34679
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