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Polished fossil Orthoceras section 450+ million years old (Ordovician
period). Orthoceras are the fossilised stone remains of prehistoric
marine life that existed in ancient seas between the Ordovician
and Devonian periods. These marine dwellers, now extinct, were members
of the cephalopod class, making them ancestors of present-day squid,
octopus, nautilus and cuttlefish. They disappeared along with the
dinosaurs approximately 65 million years ago. Orthoceras, meaning
"straight horn", refers to a particular fossil genus of
European and North African nautiloid cephalopods between 470 to
360 million years ago. Fossilized orthoceras are recognized by their
elongated rocket or spaceship-like cylindrical spear shapes. Varying
in size from a few centimeters to more than nine feet long, orthoceras
are similar to the modern chambered nautilus, but grew a straight
shell rather than a coiled one. They were among the most advanced
of the invertebrates, having eyes, jaws, and a sophisticated nervous
system. Orthoceras swam freely using a jet propulsion system of
squirting water from their bodies, and had tentacles and ink sacs
much like squid.They lived lives that lasted from one to six years,
with the majority living two to four years. They fed on plankton
(tiny free-floating organisms), sea lilies and smaller orthoceras.
Although many fed off the ocean floor, others may have caught plankton
while floating or swimming via jet propulsion, expelling water through
a funnel-like opening to propel themselves in the opposite direction.
As orthoceras died, their shells accumulated in great numbers on
the sea floor where they were aligned by currents, buried by sediments,
and transformed over the ages into stone by various natural physical
and chemical processes. Orthoceras lived exclusively in marine environments
and their fossilized presence in stone indicates the location of
prehistoric seas. Approx. size 9cm x 4.5cm |
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As above but polished fossil Orthoceras large Globe - 450+ million
years old. Beautiful table decoration or paper weight -comes with
small tripod stand. Approx size 12cm diameter - weight 2.5kg. |
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Galena Geode (lead crystals quartz) GEODE is a spherical rock which contains a cavity of crystals growing toward the centre. GALENA is a cubic lead structure that adds balance to the emotions and etheric body. It is an infection fighter and works on strengthening the lung. It has been used by medical professionals for protection and clearing radiation form them selves and environment, very useful for professionals exposed to x-rays. This stone is also known as the stone of harmony helping to decrease self limiting thoughts. Also used to assist in the stimulation of hair growth, and maintaining a healthy state of hair.Vibrates to the number 22. Approx. Size in one piece 7cm x 5cm. Ref Fossils 6023 |
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Knightia
Alta from the Eocene period 60 million years old. Found in the Green
River formation in Wyoming, USA. Ref. 6010| Fossils Pages 1 | 2 |
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