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Description

  • Various Ammonites and Clams
  • Cretaceous Age
  • Tulear, Madagascar
  • This composite cluster of Ammonites measures approx. 5.25″ tall x 7″ wide  It contains 13 Ammonites and 2 Clams.  Some other sites claim these to be NATURAL clusters.. but most of the clams and ammonites have been composited onto the matrix.. but done very nicely!

Ammonites are an extinct group of marine invertebrate animals similar to the modern nautilus. (Cephalopoda) Like the nautilus, ammonites had a soft body with tentacles that emerged from a hollow chambered shell utilized in the manner of a submarine’s ballast tanks. Ammonites are often identified by their shell ornamentation and the structures of the wall that divide the shell’s chambers.

Additional information

Location

Madagascar