Description

Lovely pair of pyrite encrusted ammonites.  In this set, the larger piece is approximately 2 1/8 inches high and 1 7/8 inches at its widest point.  The smaller piece is approximately 1 inch wide and 1 3/4 inches tall.  You may receive this pair, or another pair similar to it.  If you’d like to see the exact pair you’ll receive, please note that in your order, and we will send you photos in the manner you indicate.  These are more and more difficult to get.

These beautifully pyritized ammonite fossils were collected near Forcheim, Germany, and are approximately 185 million years old.

Ammonites were predatory mollusks that resembled a squid with a shell. These cephalopods had eyes and tentacles, as well as a spiral shell. Even though their shells resemble that of our modern day nautilus, they are more closely related to the octopus.