A SLICED AMMONITE AND SLICED QUARTZ GEODE

A SLICED AMMONITE AND SLICED QUARTZ GEODE,

each in two sections, displaying polished internal structures

Dimensions: the ammonite 14.2cm wide, the geode 8.6cm wide

Ammonites were coil-shelled cephalopods, that became extinct around 66 million years ago. They are closely related to our octopus, cuttlefish and squid. The name comes from the spiral shape of the shell, thought to resemble the horn of a ram, the name derived from the Egyptian god Ammon, who was typically depicted wearing rams’ horns. Originally, people thought that ammonites were coiled-up fossilised snakes.