cephalopod - Fossil mortality plate - orthoceras - 18 cm - 6 cm (No Reserve Price)

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Orthoceras cephalopod fossil from the Devonian period, in natural condition and polished treatment, measuring 18 cm high by 6 cm wide.

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Orthoceras polished to a good size, top quality, very aesthetic.

Paleozoic Era. Devonian Period. 390 million years.

There are large concentrations of these fossils in Erfoud in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco.

They had a conical external shell divided into chambers that could be emptied or filled with water, thereby controlling buoyancy and allowing the device to operate at different depths.

When they died, their shells accumulated on the seabed, where they were swept by the currents until they sedimented.

They had a conical external shell divided into chambers that could be emptied or filled with water, thereby controlling buoyancy and allowing them to reach different depths.

Orthoceras polished to a good size, top quality, very aesthetic.

Paleozoic Era. Devonian Period. 390 million years.

There are large concentrations of these fossils in Erfoud in the Atlas Mountains of Morocco.

They had a conical external shell divided into chambers that could be emptied or filled with water, thereby controlling buoyancy and allowing the device to operate at different depths.

When they died, their shells accumulated on the seabed, where they were swept by the currents until they sedimented.

They had a conical external shell divided into chambers that could be emptied or filled with water, thereby controlling buoyancy and allowing them to reach different depths.

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Number of items
1
Specimen
cephalopod
Scientific name
orthoceras
Country of Origin
Morocco
Geological Period
Devonian (419.2 - 358.9 million years)
Condition
Natural
Treatment
Polished
Height
18 cm
Width
6 cm
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