Outstanding 34 cm ammonite - Fossilised animal - Aioloceras besairiei - 34 cm

Outstanding 34 cm ammonite - Fossilised animal - Aioloceras besairiei - 34 cm #1.0
Outstanding 34 cm ammonite - Fossilised animal - Aioloceras besairiei - 34 cm #1.0
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Natural 34 cm Aioloceras besairiei ammonite from the Lower Cretaceous, from Mahajanga, Madagascar, weighing 7.2 kg and polished on both sides to reveal its suture lines and honey-coloured calcite-filled chambers.

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Species: Aioloceras besairiei
Age: Cretaceous, Albian
Locality: Mahajanga, Madagascar

Measurements: 34 cm (!) diameter
Weight: 7.2 kg

A fantastic, large and beautiful Aioloceras ammonite, prepared and polished on both sides to reveal the delicate suture lines and honey-coloured calcite filling the camerae.

The stand is not included.

Species: Aioloceras besairiei
Age: Cretaceous, Albian
Locality: Mahajanga, Madagascar

Measurements: 34 cm (!) diameter
Weight: 7.2 kg

A fantastic, large and beautiful Aioloceras ammonite, prepared and polished on both sides to reveal the delicate suture lines and honey-coloured calcite filling the camerae.

The stand is not included.

Details

Number of objects
1
Specimen
Outstanding 34 cm ammonite
Scientific name
Aioloceras besairiei
Country of origin
Madagascar
Geological period
Cretaceous, Lower (145 - 100.5 million years)
Condition
Natural
Weight
7.2 kg
Height
34 cm
Authenticity
Original/official
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