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Huge Pyritized Lytoceras Ammonite - 27" Matrix

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  • This huge (15.25") pyritized Lytoceras ammonite comes from the famous Holzmaden Shale in southern Germany. It dates to the Jurassic Period - about 200 million years ago. Over millennia, the shell compressed, forming a very unique presentation. 
  • An incredible decorator piece - the golden ammonite specimen contrasts gorgeously from the black shale slab background.
  • Black metal stand included 
  • Matrix weighs 42 Lb. Matrix measures 27"W x 23.75"H x 1.25"D.
  • The ammonite specimen 15.25"L 
  • Find out fascinating information about ammonites.
  • Learn about pyritized fossils.

Image: Nobu Tamura (http://spinops.blogspot.com) - Own work