1.75 to 2" Orange, Cut & Polished Ammonite Fossils - Jurassic

These are cut and polished orange ammonites collected near Sakaraha in the Tulear Province of Madagascar. Most of the cut and polished ammonites that you see from Madagascar are Cretaceous in age, but these ones with a orange/yellow/pink coloration are are Late Jurassic (Oxfordian Stage) in age. The photos are some representative examples of what they look like. For each ammonite ordered you will receive both halves. There is some variation in size, but they all range from about 1.7" to 2" wide (each half)

The previously hollow chambers of the ammonite were replaced with a beautiful agate during the fossilization process. Some of these chambers are still partially hollow and lined with druzy crystals. The ammonite was cut in half and polished revealing the inner chamber structure of this ancient marine animal.

Ammonites were predatory cephalopod mollusks that resembled squids with spiral shells. They are more closely related to living octopuses, though their shells resemble that of nautilus species. True ammonites appeared in the fossil record about 240 million years ago during the Triassic Period. The last lineages disappeared 65 million years ago at the end of the Cretaceous.

What an ammonite would have looked like while alive.
What an ammonite would have looked like while alive.
FOR SALE
$9
Quantity Discounts
3 to 9 Pieces
$7.50
10+ Pieces
$6
DETAILS
TYPE OF FOSSIL
Ammonite
SPECIES
Various
AGE
Late Jurassic (~160 Million Years)
LOCATION
Sakaraha, Tulear Province, Madagascar
SIZE
About 1.7 to 2" wide (each half)
PRODUCT ID
P-224