3.8" Cut & Polished, Pyritized Ammonite Fossil (Half) - Russia

This is a pyritized ammonite (Quenstedticeras sp.) fossil half that was collected from a Middle Jurassic deposit along the banks of the Volga River near Saratov, Russia. It has been cut in half and polished across the flat face, revealing the pyrite encrusted chambers. You can feel the heft of the iron pyrite in the specimen when you hold it in your hand.

It comes with an acrylic display stand. Larger ammonites from this location will commonly be disarticulated or poorly preserved at their centers. For this reason, there is a composite ammonite at the center. There are some additional spots of gap fill restoration through the chambers and along one edge.