Gorgeous Whole Ammonite fossil, leaf patterns & beautiful red opalisation with streaks of yellow, green & purple. A little hard to photograph this stone, it is much more stunning in person. Location: Tulear, Madagascar Weight: 37 grams Size: - 2 at widest width Canada & USA - After your first item, all additional items in the same order ship for FREE. Australia, UK, France, Japan - if ordering multiple items, please contact me before purchase, you will only pay actual shipping & I will adjust this for you. Probably the most famous story about ammonites is the origin of their name. The distinctive coiling of the shell suggested to the ancient Greeks a resemblance to the coiled horns of the ram, they were regarded with special sacred significance due to the Ram-god Ammon who had been adopted from the earlier Egyptian oracle-god Amun. Specimens were known as Cornu Ammonis, or literally ‘Horns of Ammon’, eventually passing into scientific terminology as ammonites. in China, coiled cephalopods also tended to be compared with horns & were called Jiao-shih, or horn stones. Ammonite Fossil Opalized, Whole - Tulear, Madagascar
