Polished Orthoceras Fossil Marine Limestone

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Polished Orthoceras Fossil Marine Limestone
About Orthoceras
Orthoceras was an ancient cephalopod that lived about 370 million years ago. The name means straight horn, referring to the characteristic long, straight, conical shell. The preserved shell is all that remains of this ancestor of our modern-day squid. There is some confusion around the name. Scientifically orthoceras is a genus name used only for a particular extinct nautiloid cephalopod from the Baltic states and Sweden. However it is commonly used to refer to any species of extinct nautiloid cephalopod with a straight cone shaped shell.
The first orthoceras Fossils are from the Ordovician Period. As a group they were very successful through out the Paleozoic Era. They populated all of the oceans in huge numbers. Some species survived the Great Permian Extinction Event only to finally became extinct during the Triassic Period.
Some species were small, just a few centimeters. Endoceras specimens have been measured at 3 meters. Cameroceras was the largest of the orthoceras. Some estimate that it could have reached 11 meters in length!
Orthoceras fossils are the remains of an invertebrate, an animal that has no backbone, that belongs to the Phylum Mollusca.
You can find orthoceras around the world from marine deposits.
Common locations are Iowa, Morroco, Scandinavia, and the Alps.
Metaphysical Healing Crystal Properties:
Orthoceras lived in the seas over 400 million years ago, and therefore holds a powerful life force energy. Meditating with this fossil enables us to connect with the ancient wisdom of Mother Gaia. Some lore suggests wearing Orthoceras increases the lifespan.
Orthoceras activates, opens, and heals the Root Chakra to ground us to the earth and channel her healing energies through the body and through the aura.
This fossil opens us to opportunity, wisdom, and transformation and is an excellent tool to use during new beginnings and times of deep personal growth. It protects us with a grounding knowledge as we embark on a spiritual awakening and work with past life recall.
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