ORTHOCERAS Squid Fossil (Large) 450 Million Years Old #13407 8o

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Up for sale is a beautiful Orthoceras fossil.    Orthoceras were prehistoric squid that lived during the Ordovician-Triassic time periods, 488-200 million years ago!   If you purchase this item, you will receive one polished orthoceras piece.  There are several orthoceras specimens pictured in this listing to show an example of the size and quality of fossil you will receive if you purchase this item.   THE FOSSIL PICTURED IS NOT THE ACTUAL ONE YOU WILL RECEIVE, BUT SIMILAR.      This item measures about 5-6 inches in length.  Orthoceras were cephalopods meaning that their head and tail protruded from the same opening of the shell.  They had a cone shaped shell; they may have reached 60 feet in length by building larger chambers onto their shell.  This type of fossil is found in Morocco, North Africa.
We have a variety of Orthoceras fossils in our store so check out our other listings!
I am so confident that you'll love this item that I offer a 100% money back guarantee - when you receive the item if you're not happy for any reason, send it back within 14 days and I'll refund your purchase price. THE MONEY BACK GUARANTEE IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR ITEMS THAT HAVE BEEN ALTERED IN ANY WAY BY THE BUYER. We are happy to combine shipping! I'm also happy to hold off on shipping if you want to watch my auctions for several weeks and then combine shipping in the same box.
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Orthoceras
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For the orchid genus, see
Taxonomy of the orchid family
.
Orthoceras
Temporal range:
488–199.6Ma
PreЄ
Є
O
S
D
C
P
T
J
K
Pg
N
Ordovician
–
Triassic
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Cephalopoda
Order:
†
Orthocerida
Family:
†
Orthoceratidae
Genus:
†
Orthoceras
Bruguière
, 1789
Species
O. regulare
Schlotheim
1820
Orthoceras
("straight horn") is a
genus
of extinct
nautiloid
cephalopod
. This genus is sometimes called
Orthoceratites
. Note it is sometimes misspelled as
Orthocera
,
Orthocerus
or
Orthoceros
(
Sweet 1964
:K222).
Orthoceras
fossils are common and have a global distribution, occurring in any marine rock, especially
limestones
.
These are slender, elongate shells with the middle of the
body chamber
transversely
constricted, and a subcentral orthochoanitic
siphuncle
. The surface is ornamented by a network of fine
lirae
(
Sweet 1964
:K224). Many other very similar species are included under the genus
Michelinoceras
.
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