Pair of Brown Ammonite Cleoniceras Fossil Cut Slices from Madagascar – 3 Sizes

Pair of Cleoniceras Ammonite Fossil Slices

Country of Origin: Madagascar

Quantity: 1 pair of Ammonite Fossil Slices in total. You will receive the exact fossil as shown in the photos that correspond to the item chosen from the drop down menu. Each slice has its own unique shape, size and crystal pockets. Polished on one side only.

Pair 23 – 112 grams

Size: approx 6.6cm in height x 5.2cm in width x 1.4cm in depth at widest section
Size: approx 6.5cm in height x 5.2cm in width x 1.5cm in depth at widest section

Pair 24 – 105 grams

Size: approx 7.9cm in height x 6cm in width x 0.9cm in depth at widest section
Size: approx 7.5cm in height x 5.7cm in width x 0.9cm in depth at widest section

Pair 25 – 116 grams

Size: approx 6.5cm in height x 5.1cm in width x 1.6cm in depth at widest section
Size: approx 6.5cm in height x 5cm in width x 1.4cm in depth at widest section

Care has been taken to ensure that weights and measurements are as accurate as possible, however please do note that these are only approximate so measuring precise dimensions can be difficult from irregular shaped items.

These specimens are in their natural raw form and shedding of small crystals is normal. Natural inclusions, cracks and pockets are all visible and all part of the natural stone. Please handle with extra care. These are very fragile stones. These do have some sticky reside on the raw side due to being taped together in their pairs.

The word ammonite is derived from Ammon, an Egyptian god who took the form of a ram. Ammonites are similar in appearance to a ram’s horn.

Ammonites are one of the most recognisable fossils around, this is due to their familiar spiral shape shell, reminiscent of what we know as a snail shell, though these creatures are not related to snails at all! They were marine animals, present between 240 – 65 million years ago, who had a coiled external shell similar to that of the modern nautilus.