4 1/2 Inch Fossilized Ammonite (Large Goniatite Ammonite)

Genuine 4 1/2" Fossilized Large Goniatite Ammonite found in Mahajanga Province of Madagascar. Sold by pair.

Goniatites Ammonites have a spiral shell with a distinctive very large outer whorl. The shell can show striking patterns made by the sutures that connect the different body chambers in the shell. They are relatives of squid and octopus and went extinct at the end of the Permian period around 250 million years ago.

The Goniatites ammonites are Cretaceous (Albian Stage) in age or approximately 250 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: 250 million years.
Location: Mahajanga Province of Madagascar.
Size: 4 1/2" x  3"
Weight: 2.4 lb

Certificate of Authenticity will be shipped with the item.