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Ortheroceras Orthoceras Fossil 8in specimen spear polished straight horn display

$ 7.66

Availability: 44 in stock
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: Canada
  • Modified Item: No
  • Condition: Excellent collectible, display condition.

    Description

    Ortheroceras or Orthoceras or
    Orthoceratites
    , also known as “straight horn” is a genus of extinct nautiloid cephalopod restricted to Middle Ordovician-aged marine limestones of the Baltic States and Sweden.
    Approximately 8
    inches in length x 2.75 inches wide x 0.5 inches tall.
    It weighs
    11.6 ounces - just under a full pound.
    It is primarily black, with white and light grey showing the cephalopod fossils embedded in the stone.  This particular specimen has one large cephalopod and one smaller one, with portions of more within.
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