Orthoceras Plaque – X6094-B5

These Orthoceras fossils in matrix have been shaped into beautiful plaques and each is unique. What you see in the picture is what you will receive.

Weight: 1.040 kg

Size: Approx 15 x 15 cm

Please Note: Stand not included

Orthoceras are prehistoric cephalopods related to squid and octopus. This beautiful orthoceras (meaning “Straight Horn”) fossil is from the Sahara Desert in Morocco. It dates to the Devonian Period – 395 to 345 million years old! These ancient mollusks had long, straight shells divided into chambers connected by a tube, called the “siphuncle”. The creature lived in the largest chamber at the top, and would exchange air and water between the other chambers to regulate buoyancy.