Orthoceras fossil bookends white fossil twice the size of its

twice the size of its contemporary cousin

From Majanga in Madagascar

compared to the hundreds that existed at the time when this species was swimming in the oceans

this piece comes from phosphate deposits near to Khouribga

Length:28Cm Height:20cm Depth:9cm

Orthoceras fossil bookends white fossil twice the size of itsVery decorative pair of bookends, sculpted from a black limestone filled with Orthoceras shell fossils, with an Orthoceras fossil set onto the front of each piece. Orthoceras was a straight shelled nautiloid, a type of shelled squid. Found in the Atlas Mountains, Morocco. Devonian, circa 400 million years old Measurements are approximate and the minimum size you should expect your item to be