Lot 895
Golden Ammonites From Holzmaden, Germany. Holzmaden, Germany is famous for the excellent preserved fossils that are 180 million years old. They are most famous for their golden ammonites. These are ammonites, extinct realtives of octopus and squid, have had their mother pearl shells replaced with golden colored pyrite over the millions of years that they were buried. This large 18 x 17 inch black shale matrix conatins dozens of small ammonites and three larger pyritized ones. The largest pyritized ammonite Hildoceras sp. is 9 inches in diameter and the two smaller Lytoceras sp. are 2.5 and 1.5 inches in diameter. The ammonites show the defining ribbing patterns that indicate the size of the inner chambers. All ammonites from Holzmaden have been flattened under the pressure of fossolization and all desirable in that they can easily be mounted and hung on a wall if desired.
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Estimated Value $400 - 500.
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