A Very Large Split Ammonite

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April 28, 06:19 PM GMT

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16,000 - 20,000 USD

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Description

A Very Large Split Ammonite

Pachydiscus Cretaceous, Campanian.

Belo Sur Tsiribihina, Madagascar

80 cm in diameter, split and polished, each half presented on a custom stand. A beautifully fossilized specimen of exc꧂eptional size𓄧, with honey-colored calcite and a few cavities with crystals.

Pachydiscus is an extinct genus of🎉 ammonite from the Upper Cretaceous with a global distribution. The specie♓s of this genus is P. neubergicus; in total, some 28 species have been described.

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