10 Inch Fossilized Ammonite

Genuine 10" Fossilized Ammonite found in Mahajanga Province of Madagascar.

Ammonites were cepalopods and are related to modern sqiid and octopus. They had a spiral shell and were capable of moving through the water column "swimming" horizontally and and moving up or down by adjusting their boyancy. All ammonites were predators. There were many species of ammonites.

The ammonites are Cretaceous (Albian Stage) in age or approximately 66 million years old and are quarried in the Mahajanga Province of Madagascar.

Ammonites were marine animals belonging to the phylum Mollusca and the class Cephalopoda. They had a coiled external shell similar to that of the modern nautilus. In other living cephalopods, e.g. octopus, squid and cuttlefish, the shells are small and internal, or absent.

As a significant earth-healing fossil with grounding qualities, ammonite brings stability and order to life. These two qualities enhance spiritual growth and development. It provides insight, and it assists you in seeing the 'whole picture'.

Ammonite is a stone of protection that brings about a circulation of energy that helps you relieve any trauma. Ammonite's powers will provide you with a dynamic kind of stability. This fossil helps deepen your meditative experience, making it possible to achieve balance in your body, mind, and spirit. were shelled cephalopods that died out about 66 million years ago. Fossils of them are found all around the world, sometimes in very large concentrations.  Ammonites have been found almost everywhere on the planet, Antarctica is well-known for its rich ammonite fossil sites.

Age: 66 million years.
Location: Mahajanga Province of Madagascar.
Size: 10" x  7 1/2"
Weight: 3.5 lb

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