POLISHED AMMONITE FOSSIL, SET IN SILVER 925 AS A PENDANT WITH A THIN LEATHER "LACE"

                                  AMMONITE FOSSIL

SHIPPING R30.00

AMMONITE FOSSIL SET IN 920 SILVER WITH A SILVER CLASP AND A THIN LEATHER NECK "LACE" THE FOSSIL HAS BEEN CUT IN HALF AND POLISHED SO  THAT THE INTERESTING INTERNAL STRUCTURE CAN BE SEEN AND ADMIRED.  THE FOSSIL PICKS UP THE DIFFERENT LIGHTS BEAUTIFULLY. LENGTH OF FOSSIL 3.4cm X WIDTH 2.8cm. COMBINED WEIGHT OF THE FOSSIL AND SILVER 17 gr. weighed on my kitchen scale

THESE CREATURES LIVED IN THE SHALLOW SEAS BETWEEN 240-265 MILLION YEARS AGO WHEN THEY BECAME EXTINCT ALONG  WITH THE DINOSAURS. THEIR NAME AMMONITE ORIGINATES FROM THE GREEK RAM HORNED GOD CALLED AMMON. AMMONITES BELONG TO A GROUP OF PREDATORS, KNOWN AS CEPHALOPODS, WHICH INCLUDE THEIR LIVING RELATIVES THE OCTOPUS, CUTTLEFISH AND NAUTILUS.