Reference: N2098
Orthoceras column fossil, a captivating relic hailing from a time more than 400 million years ago. These prehistoric squid-like beings, preserved through eons within oceanic sediments, offer an unparalleled glimpse into the past. Elegantly aligned by primordial currents on the ocean floor prior to their entombment, these creatures maintain their relative positions, frozen in the embrace of time.
Skillfully revealed through meticulous exposure and a masterful polish, the fossils come to life against their matrix backdrop. The artful interplay of light and shadow accentuates the delicate features of these long-extinct cephalopods. With their tentacles and ink sacs, reminiscent of their modern-day squid counterparts, these creatures possessed a mystique that transcends eras. Notably, these cephalopods boasted external shells, characterized by hollow internal chambers partitioned by intricate walls known as septa, a fascinating trait shared by their kin.
Originating from the Devonian period approximately 410 million years in the past, this fossil bears witness to the eons that have passed, finding its origin amidst the rugged landscapes of the Anti-Atlas Mountains in Southern Morocco.
Dimensions: 51 cm x 11 cm x 10 cm
Weight: 5,7 Kg
Orthoceras column fossil, a captivating relic hailing from a time more than 400 million years ago. These prehistoric squid-like beings, preserved through eons within oceanic sediments, offer an unparalleled glimpse into the past. Elegantly aligned by primordial currents on the ocean floor prior to their entombment, these creatures maintain their relative positions, frozen in the embrace of time.
Skillfully revealed through meticulous exposure and a masterful polish, the fossils come to life against their matrix backdrop. The artful interplay of light and shadow accentuates the delicate features of these long-extinct cephalopods. With their tentacles and ink sacs, reminiscent of their modern-day squid counterparts, these creatures possessed a mystique that transcends eras. Notably, these cephalopods boasted external shells, characterized by hollow internal chambers partitioned by intricate walls known as septa, a fascinating trait shared by their kin.
Originating from the Devonian period approximately 410 million years in the past, this fossil bears witness to the eons that have passed, finding its origin amidst the rugged landscapes of the Anti-Atlas Mountains in Southern Morocco.
An exceptional Museum Quality slab with five Gigantopecten restitutensis fossil from Vaucluse quarry in S.E. France.
Lower Miocene (Burdigalien), around 20 to 16 million years.
It is very well prepared and clean, a "one of a kind" piece!
Ammonite sliced - Cristal clusters - mounted on a handmade brass stand.
Aioloceras besairie (>140mm) Lower Cretaceous, Albian (100.5–113.0 million years), from Mahajanga, Madagascar.
These ammonite sliced in two parts has been polished for showing the breathtaking inside colors and patterns.
A superb Scyphocrinites elegans in a rose marble base.
A One of a Kind piece, from Permian period (358 to 419 million years) of Erfoud - Morocco, an extinct genus of crinoid Camarocrinus.
Beautiful fossil slabs colors and pattern made an extraordinary decor piece.
Fossil sea urchin - Gymnocidaris koechlini - Excellent fossil of a sea urchin in life position.
The sea urchin and the spines finest details have been preserved and have been carefully arranged in position of life. The spines preserves the original colouring patterns. Sea urchin with 10 cm spicules - from medium Jurassic, Bajociano (168.3-170.3 million years), Boulemane, Morocco.
Cleoniceras besairiei ammonite fossil. It hails from the Mesozoic era, specifically the Middle Cretaceous Albian period, dating back approximately 100 million years. What sets this specimen apart is not only its colossal size but also its stunning coloration and intricate suture lines. It is a complete, unaltered piece, making it an exceedingly rare find.
This treasure from the past was carefully excavated, meticulously cleaned, and expertly polished in Tulear, Madagascar, a region renowned for its remarkable paleontological discoveries.
Madagascar Copal Amber with leaves and insects in a handmade brass base.
Amber is a substance derived from resins (Fossil Resin) of trees and plants that, buried for millions of years, underwent into a fossilization process.
These resins produced by plants acted as protection against the action of bacteria and against the attack of insects that punctured the bark until reaching the interior of the trees.
Over millions of years, amber-forming organic substances ended up forming a hardened, weather-resistant resin.
A rare Jeletzkytes spedeni Ammonite, from the Cretaceous, Maastrichian, Fox Hill formation, from 66 -72 million years old.
Very difficult to get, this is a beautiful specimen, from the the usual locality, Pennington County, South Dakota, USA
Cretaceous Albian period (100 to 145 million years) from Madagascar.
Spectacular big size opalized Cleoniceras group with other ammonite specie.
One of a kind decor piece!
Diplomystus Dentatus fish from the Paleogene, Eocene, 53.500,000 to 48.500,000 years.
An ancestor of the herring family, a very finely boned fish which is extremely difficult to prepare from the Lagerstätte varve layer of the Eocene limestones of the Green River formation 18-inch layer.
These predator fish came from the prehistoric fossil lakes. The lower Eocene deposits of Green River formation was thought to be a large freshwater lake. The calcite would be absorbed by the remains of the fish, transforming their bones into a hard mineralized deposit in the slightly softer and lighter colored limestone shales.
Mounted in a handmade brass frame that can be fixed in three different ways.
Cretolamna Aschersoni in matrix, in acrylic base.
Beautiful Lamna Aschersoni shark teeth in their natural matrix, from Cretaceous era (66.0–145.0 million years) - Oued Zem – Morocco.
Olenus sp. ( Trilobite ) a twin specimen in matrix, in a black granite base, from Marroco.
Big size specimen from the Devonian period ( 400/350 million years ), for collectors but also a great decor piece.
Sperm whale fossil teeth from the Miocene period ( 23 to 5 million years ) of USA.
Beautiful rare decor piece, mounted in a black lacquered wood base.
A superb Scyphocrinites elegans in a handmade brass display.
A One of a Kind piece, from Permian period (358 to 419 million years) of Erfoud - Morocco, an extinct genus of crinoid Camarocrinus.
Carcharocles megalodon - Neogen - Miocene, Burdigalian (15.97 - 20.44 million years) - Indonesia.
A large and superb tooth, with a wonderful colouration, as characterise the megalodon of Indonesia.
Finest quality Ammonite sliced - Cristal clusters - with beautiful colors in an elegant iron stand.
Aioloceras besairiei (>140mm) Lower Cretaceous, Albian (100.5–113.0 million years), from Mahajanga , Madagascar.
This ammonite sliced in two parts has been polished for showing the breathtaking inside colors and patterns!
Orthoceras column fossil, a captivating relic hailing from a time more than 400 million years ago. These prehistoric squid-like beings, preserved through eons within oceanic sediments, offer an unparalleled glimpse into the past. Elegantly aligned by primordial currents on the ocean floor prior to their entombment, these creatures maintain their relative positions, frozen in the embrace of time.
Skillfully revealed through meticulous exposure and a masterful polish, the fossils come to life against their matrix backdrop. The artful interplay of light and shadow accentuates the delicate features of these long-extinct cephalopods. With their tentacles and ink sacs, reminiscent of their modern-day squid counterparts, these creatures possessed a mystique that transcends eras. Notably, these cephalopods boasted external shells, characterized by hollow internal chambers partitioned by intricate walls known as septa, a fascinating trait shared by their kin.
Originating from the Devonian period approximately 410 million years in the past, this fossil bears witness to the eons that have passed, finding its origin amidst the rugged landscapes of the Anti-Atlas Mountains in Southern Morocco.
