Large Black Ammonite PAIR 110million year XXXXLarge FOSSIL 178mm 7.0 3065uu
Description: Ammonite Pair Split, Cut and Polished. LESS THAN 1 in 100 is a black ammonite. Very RARE and highly prized by collectors. These were found only 1 in 1000 ammonites.
However you are in luck as they have a new find in Madagascar. So you can pick one up for a better price. Cleoniceras - These most colorful ammonites come from Madagascar, off the coast of Africa. The animal actually lived in the very last segments.Variations in price are due to color differences and how many crystal cavities (or open'cave like' structures) in the segments. On average 110 million years old. Weight (lbs): 2.1 # Weight (gm): 100 grams Size (inches): 7.0" x 6.0" Size (mm): 178mm x 153mm Mine location: Tulear, Madagascar.
Large Black Ammonite PAIR 110million year XXXXLarge FOSSIL 178mm 7.0 3065uu. Imagine holding in your hand a 110 million year old fossil. Some ammonites are much older than that, up to 450 million years old.Even older than the dinosaurs. Oceans at the time were teeming with life. And it was a live fast, or die hard world for the ammonites. In fact, ammonites closely resemble modern squids, octopus and the chambered nautilus.
Ammonites were carnivores as well. Found only in museums - NOW you can OWN one!!! You can hold in your hand a part of the ancient fossil record from the time the dinosaurs roamed the earth. This is the NEW batch from Madagascar.
I brought in for TUCSON SHOW with some of the best color and deepest cavities/pockets around, excellent batch!!! Super nice crystals, absolutely the best I have seen in years. Cleoniceras is the most common type in Madagascar. 99% of the ammonites found in Madagascar are this species, with a smooth shell and angled segments. Weight (lbs): 2.1 #. Size (inches): 7.0" x 6.0". Size (mm): 178mm x 153mm. Closest living relative - Octopus, Squid, Cuttlefish and it's closest cousin the Nautilus. First appeared - in shallow seas 450 million year ago. Extinct - in a catoclysmic event in the Cretaceous, with the dinosaurs about 65 million years ago. Began life - less than 1 mm in diameter. About the size of a period in this sentence. Females - reported to grow 400% bigger than males. Shells - comprised of chambers growing as the ammonite did. Making 13 new chambers each year. The ammonite lived in the last section, called the living segment. Medieval Europe - Ammonites were thought to be petrified snakes. They were called "snakestones" or "serpent stones". Ammonites were said to be evidence for the actions of St. Patrick - who drove the snakes out of Ireland. In ancient times, traders would carve the face of a snake into the wide end of the ammonite fossil and sell them to the public.The name Ammonite - comes from their spiral shape. The fossilized shells somewhat resembled tightly coiled rams' horns.
Pliny the Elder 79 A. Near Pompeii called these fossils - ammonis cornua ("horns of Ammon"). Because the Egyptian god Amman was typically depicted wearing ram's horns.
Cymatoceras - Wide body Madagascar ammonites. Some stand on their own and do not need stands. Much rarer than the regular narrow body Cleoniceras. More like a Wide Body Nautilus. They are past this level of digging. Perisphinctes - Less than 1% of Madagascar ammonites are this type. Ridges are on the back with a complete different growth pattern. The chambers are also more compact and of a different shape. Frequently one of the most brightly colored. On normal ammonites, the middle is thicker. On Perisphinctes the inner coils are smaller which is a rare occurance among ammonites.These always command a high price. Fire ammonites - Also from Madagascar. Fire ammonites have a gorgeous jewel red flash to them.
In fact this jewel red flash is so hard to photograph that we have to take over 100 pictures, just to get 10 good photos. Similiar to opals in their brilliance. Occasional flashes of blue, green and purple can be seen.Fire ammonites look much better in person than in the photograph. Rainbow iridescent - Running from blue to white in base color, iridescents have a multiple color personality all their own. These are hard to photograph as well.
Stunning blue, green, red and pink can be seen as they are moved in the light. Not as hard to photograph as the FIRE RED, but still hard to photograph. Again these are found in Madagascar only rarely. Pyrite ammonites - Pyrite actually replaces the animal shell. Calcite replaces the animal shell in most of the other ammonites. Pyrite ammonites are species Kosmoceras. Kosmoceras frequently have a opalized shell on the outside. Occasionally this shell is rainbow iridescent.Stunning colors of red, green, blue and other bright colors. In Russia, they use a chemical solution to remove the shell on one-half of the ammonite. This exposed the pyrite segments inside. These are only found in Russia, in the Volga River area.
Most are around 165 million years old. Orthoceras - Straight ammonites from Morocco.
Frequently found with round Morocco ammonites called goniatites. About 400 million years old, some of the oldest ammonites.
(moderately common) Big ones are rare. Goniatites - Curved ammonites from Morocco. Small ones are moderately common. Large ones up to 12 are much rarer and in higher demand as decorator pieces. The wide ones frequently stand by themselves. Usually grey, black and white in color. Goniatites are frequently 400 million years old, some of the oldest ammonites.(small ones moderately common, large are rarer - especially ones over 6). ONLY a few large ones in Tucson, they found very few this year. UK ammonites - We occasionally have Rainbow colored (2-3) Psilocercy from Dorset England. About 200 million years old. And small black & white Promicoceras from Lyme Regis, Dorset, which rarely exceed 1.
We have a few golden black Dactiloceras from Whitby, UK. About 165 million years old. On a recent trip to Germany - I was able to acquire a few Orthosphinctes from Malm gamma, Bischberg. Nice greenish yellow 2-3 ammonites on matrix.
Check our other listings for these and other types of fine ammonites!! Margarite Daisy ammonite (probably Choffaticeras). Brand new find from Madagascar!!!! So they are in all probability only found at ONE level of digging. The people in Madagascar call them Margarite or "Daisy" flower ammonites as they resemble a daisy flower. Chambers have large crystal cavities with nice botryoidial (bumpy) formations.Supersize the pictures for better viewing. Still doing research on the scientific name - probably Choffaticeras. But in any case VERY RARE. All fossils have some restoration, and this one is no different.
From the front you can not tell they have had restoration done. The folks in Madagascar are that good. That is why we show you back so you can see all.Colors range from brown to grey to the ones I bought are BLONDE. Another dealer and good friend of mine had these, so I scooped up all the pretty ones he had. Left a couple of grey ones for another dealer.
And yes they were not cheap, but when you see something this rare you have to grab it while is is available. Mine were much better color and more reasonably priced.
All of them appear to be HUGE as no small ones are found. So don't bother asking.
Everything we have is listed. And we found no small ones. Ultra RARE, get them while they last, and they will not last long.
WIDE Body with D shaped segments inside. Very deep crystal cavities make them desirable. WIDE Body with an odd V shape segment. Very deep crystal cavities make them very desirable.
Both are Medium Body not as wide as Cymatoceras, nor as thin as Cleoniceras. Some where in the middle - Goldielocks would say, "Just right". They are usually presented WHOLE. Unique suture patterns on the outside.And most interesting they have flattened sides. Really cool, some stand without a stand.
Similiar to above but with a cross band on the sides and a rounded shell. A Medium Body Ammonite similiar to the thin Cleoniceras, but wider body with a tighter coil of the shell. Usually with V- Shaped segments. Unlike the Cleoniceras which S-Shaped segments.
Douvilleiceras - Unusual in that it has a RIBBED back, 145 to 165 million years old. Medium bodied, with "D" shaped segments. MOROCCO - Wow did I find some great ones!! Shoenbacchia - These you have to see in person.
They have great color and crystal cavities that go all the way through to the OUTSIDE. Madagascar ones do not do that, all the crystals are inside the shell on the Madagascar ones. About 110 million years old, and the crystals are superb. I have carried these before and too be honest, I was disappointed in the sales. I guess the pictures did not do them justice.
As they are hard to photograph. I have placed a orange card behind them so you can see throught the crystal cavities to the other side. So get them while they last. Notoceras - Odd ribbed shell ones for High Atlas Mountains, Morocco.A lower priced, but unique ammonite. About 170 million years old.
The best I saved for last!!! Heteromorph - These are the strangest animals around.
A long " J hook " then a ammonite type shell. There is some speculation they also partially buried themselves in the mud and held their tentacles in unique way to feed, thus the shape. However I found only 10 small ones in the 3-4 range.
They are priced very fairly especially for the. Madagascar Ladies Coop - Most ammonites come from Madagascar, off the coast of Africa.
Madagascar has all the problems that that the African continent has. This is where I get my ammonites. We will get to the'ladies coop' in a minute. With an average family size of 6.6.Enough for the basics, but not much else. Madagascar families have hard working people, they don't want a'hand out'.
But folks, we can give them a'hand up'. The men go out and do the digging and rough surface mining. Hot sweaty, back breaking work.
The women at the'ladies co-op' work together as a team. Splitting or cutting the ammonite down the middle with a diamond saw. Then polishing the inside to a high gloss and then polishing outside to show the shells' true variety. This can take up to 6 hours per ammonite. Today 90% of the animals on Madagascar are found no where else. Even in ancient times the ammonites of Madagascar's shallow sea were unique. And no other local produces ammonites of such wide ranging colors. Of the affordable ammonites, Madagascar produces the best and most colorful. SMALL Flat Rate Box - Priority. 8-1/2" x 5" x 1.5 21cm x 12cm x 3.5cm (About the size of an old VHS/Betamax tape). 7" x 7" x 6 17cm x 17cm x 15cm Domestic & Intl. MEDIUM Flat Rate Box -Priority. 5" x 8" x 11 12cm x 20cm x 27cm (International 10#/4.5kg Limit) (About the size of a child's shoe box). LARGE Flat Rate Box - Priority.5"x 12" x 12 13cm x 30cm x 30cm (International 20#/9kg limit) (About the size of 10 dinner plates stacked up) (50% Larger than a Medium). NEW POSTAL RATES AS OF 04-01-2018 These are guidelines. First class (not a true or good name) takes 60 to 90 DAYS to get to you, MINIMUM.
Yes it takes 60 - 90 days!!! No there is nothing I can do to speed that up. However if you insist on the lowest price, we reluctantly offer it. IF YOU chose this First Class service, I do not want any emails asking, where is my package. Sorry to sound like a grump, but you need the truth to make an informed decision. 1 to 7 ounces 28 to 199 grams. 8 ounces to 2 pounds 200 to 1000grams.2 pounds to 3 pounds 1000 to 1360grams. 3 pounds to 4 pounds 1361 to 1800grams. Box and packing add at least 50% to item weight. There are over 200 countries in the world.
Sizes and prices are in the chart above. Yes I know that it may seem high sometimes, however we have to assume that it goes to the most expensive country. And more importantly in the Flat Rate Box. That is what they charge.... Remember to include the 4 or 6 digit item number in the title."And the country you live in". We don't want you to pay anymore than you have to.... It is usually cheaper in the Flat Rate Box, but not always. New First Class International takes 60 - 90 days. We CANNOT do anything about that.
On two other occasions they have sent back packages, because the address was street instead of drive (the customer inputs the address, not us). For some reason the US postal service does not do all this. So send us a list. Repairs (Restoration) - All fossils have some repairs or restoration.Being buried under tons of rubble tends to be rough. None comes out of the ground perfect and whole. Almost all fossils have restoration done. One of the reasons I photograph the back is so that you can see the restoration work that has been done. Generally you can not tell from the front that an ammonite/fossil has been restored to their original beauty.
Almost all of the fossils you see in a musuem have had some type of restoration work done. Only tiny fossils have minimal restoration work on them. The folks in Madagascar do a very professional job, however occasionally natural cracks are visible on the surface. This is part of the natural beauty of the fossil and not considered a defect. Simply hit'supersize' on the picture to get a bigger view.Photography - Ammonites, especially the opalized ones are not easy to photograph. I photograph outside in full sun for true color rendition.
Occasionally clouds come over that make the color less than it really is. On rare occasions I supplement with a flash to highlight details. Lighting ammonites correctly will bring out their best color.The hand or finger in the photo is to give you a comparision of size. We realize it is hard to tell the size of an ammonite by the picture alone. Keep in mind different monitors display colors differently. We edit with ammonite next to us, so we can get as close to the correct color as possible. However when we move the very same laptop from living room to office sometimes the colors look slightly different even on the same computer.
Measurements - All ammonites are measured from the tip to across. This is the industry standard. Fossils, and ammonites in particular, at one time were only found in museums.
And cost hundreds to thousands of dollars. Today YOU can own a piece of the fossil record. An animal that lived over 100 million years ago.Get images that make Supersized seem small. Showcase your items with Auctiva's. This item is in the category "Collectibles\Rocks, Fossils & Minerals\Fossils\Mollusks\Ammonites". The seller is "paulstaberminerals" and is located in this country: US. This item can be shipped worldwide.