Large Ammonite Cleoniceras Fossil 18 cm Cretaceous 110 MYO Crafted Steel Stand

Description: Kates Collections Large Whole Ammonite Cleoniceras Fossil 18 cm Cretaceous 110 MYO Crafted Steel Stand Good sized Cleoniceras ammonite fossil .Polished to reveal the intricate suture lines beneath the surface and displaying a rich array of rustic browns.The ammonite has been skilfully hand carved along the suture line Supplied with a locally hand crafted steel display stand painted black and with the small card also pictured. The pictures were taken in my photographic light box, allowing light to shine from behind, illuminating some of the interior structure. The last three pictures were in natural day light. Unusual gift such as for a wedding, anniversary, birthday ,retirement or educational idea, display piece. The ammonite comes with an ID card as pictured.Date: Cretaceous 120 to 110 Million years Old Provenance: Jungles of Mahajanga, North East coast Madagascar Size: Ammonite 18 cm x 14 cm 1 kg Condition: The Cleoniceras has some intricate detail.It also has natural flaws. 100-1029 What is a Fossil? Fossils give fascinating prehistorical evidence of past life on our planet. Usually, fossilization starts once the animal or plant has died. Most animals and plants are eaten or simply recycled back into the earth. The best fossils occur when this process happens rapidly, shortly after death has occurred. Conditions have to be exactly right for a fossil to be produced. Most commonly, this is below water. Decay and deterioration are slowed down because the specimen is covered or entombed in either sediment, muds, sands or volcanic ash or other material, layer upon layer, and over a period that is hard to imagine, usually thousands to millions of years. Preservation takes place very gradually, as it compacts, it slowly turns to rock. Over time, the plant or animal is replaced by minerals and with chemical changes, leaving an extraordinary replica of the original. In some cases, the pressure and temperature increase, caused by sedimentation, can result in the release of hydrogen and oxygen, leaving a carbon impression of the specimen in sedimentary rock. This process is called carbonization. Fossils can become preserved in various different ways. For example, wood can become petrified by a process of minerals seeping into the saturated wood, resulting in a gradual process of the wood becoming hard, and resembling stone, often with extraordinary colours. In perimineralization or petrification, after the soft structures have decayed, the hard parts, in particular bones, remain. In some cases, the other minerals completely replace the original specimen. Generally, most fossils represent the hard parts such as bones, shells, leaves, seeds or woody parts of plants. Fossils can be internal or external moulds of the original specimen. They can also be the some of the original matter, impregnated with chemicals such as silica or calcite. Fossils can also be indirect, such as in animal foot prints or burrows. These are known as trace fossils.

Price: 120 GBP

Location: Cirencester

End Time: 2024-12-22T13:09:11.000Z

Shipping Cost: 35.59 GBP