Giant Split Ammonite "Bookends"

These beautiful Perisphinctes Ammonites are found on the African island of Madagascar and are stunningly preserved with zero restoration. They have been split, polished, and mounted so both the exterior stunning natural side and the gorgeous crystalline interior structure can be admired. Comes with a custom stand where each side is mounted individually on a heavy hardwood, allowing them to be used as bookends. Ammonites were prehistoric extinct cephalopods that went extinct about 65 million years ago. An incredibly long lived group of animals, ammonites appeared on the planet about 400 million years ago, but only went extinct the same time the dinosaurs did. Ammonites were also very diverse, with a plethora of spiral shells and ranging in size from a few inches to nearly 5 feet across! Despite looking similar to the modern Nautilus, they are more closely related to an Octopus.

Ammonite halves are equal in size and are approx. 5" across. Approx. 8" tall on stand. Each base dimension is about 4"x4".

Authentic fossil with no restoration

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