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Mounted Mantelliceras Ammonite Fossil on Bronze Base

Mounted Mantelliceras Ammonite Fossil on Bronze Base
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Anti Atlas, Morocco

Dimensions

21.5"/55cm height overall on bronze plinth

Ammonite width/diameter 19"/48.5cm

commissions undertaken for bronze
based ammonites

Weight

27.6kg

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Mounted Mantelliceras Ammonite Fossil on Bronze Base Mounted Mantelliceras Ammonite Fossil on Bronze Base - NA0291
£1900.00

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Description

Fine example of the Mantelliceras Ammonite, beautiful shape/natural form, with good chamber definition, fine colour and size

The Fossil Ammonite surmounted custom Bronze Base

The Ammonite is from the Agadir region of the Anti Atlas Range of Western Morocco

commissions undertaken for bronze based ammonites

It requires many hours of work and technical skill to extract Ammonites of good form from the Fossil beds of North Africa, to give them life once again presenting them for a dramatic display as seen here. An extremely fine example of these Ammonites

These Massive Ammonites are becoming increasingly more difficult to cull out of the Fossil beds, re- Dam constructions. Other reasons such as laborious methods and techniques are making their recovery slower and eventually the fossil beds will expire. An all too common event of the Fossil hunters life in this ever changing and developing environment.

Geological Age of Ammonite

Mesozoic Era, Jurassic Period, 205-135 million years ago

Location

Agadir Region, Anti Atlas Range of Western Morocco, North Africa

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