April 19, 2024
Orthoceras Sculpture 17 1/2" Tall
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You are bidding on a 17 1/2" high Orthoceras sculpture from Morocco. Many highlighted Orthoceras make this a very attractive display piece. Specimen weight is 11 1/4 lbs. ORTHOCERAS fossils are dated back to the Silurian Age , more than 400 million years ago, and are the earliest recognizable animals. They are ancestors to the modern-day squid. Even though they were among the earliest forms of life, this class of nautiloid is still considered one of the most intelligent forms of ocean life. The Orthoceras ranged in size from a few inches in length to over six feet! They could swim as well as crawl on the ocean floor. By filling the chambers in their shells with air they could float through the seas, propelling themselves by squirting jets of water As they died, their shells accumulated upon the ocean floor and were covered by sediments that turned into stone over the ages. Having a long straight shell, their fossils have an iridescent, gemlike quality when polished. These Orthoceras specimens are from the Atlas Mountains near Erfoud , Morocco . I only accept PayPal for payment.
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