Magnificent specimen of Cleoniceras, from Madagascar. Cleoniceras Fossile – Ancient Sea. - Height: 194 mm - Width: 163 mm- 1153 g

This magnificent specimen of Cleoniceras, originating from Madagascar, is a fossil that encapsulates the memory of oceans that disappeared over a hundred million years ago. Its spiral, perfectly legible despite the millennia, is the eternal symbol of a movement that has never stopped: the breath of nature. The sutures running across the surface appear as intricate arabesques, resembling petrified forests seen from above, or imaginary maps traced by time itself. The chromatic play, alternating tones of brown, gold, and silvery gray, gives the sensation of observing a fragment of crystallized ocean, where light slips through the veins like ancient marine currents. In life, this ammonite belonged to the great lineage of cephalopods, relatives of modern squids and nautiluses, which dominated the Mesozoic seas until their extinction at the end of the Cretaceous. Today, what remains of them is not only a scientific specimen but a natural sculpture, shaped by geological pressure and minerals that have slowly transformed its matter. Mounted on a base of wood and brass, the fossil takes on an imposing and decorative character: a bridge between the rigor of paleontology and the elegance of art. Every detail tells a chapter of natural history, and owning it means safeguarding an authentic witness to the evolution of life on Earth, a fragment of time that still speaks to us today with a silent and powerful voice.
Ammonite measurements: 127 x 163 x 43 mm