Orthoceras Polished Fossil Sculpture (1003)

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Orthoceras Polished Fossil Sculpture (1003)
A clustered tower of Orthoceras fossils in the sea-bed matrix
250 to 750 million years ago, the Orthoceras mollusk lived in abundance during the Paleozoic Era
Orthoceras is a member of the class Cephalopoda and is closely related to the extinct giant Cephalopod and the present-day chambered nautilus
Orthoceras ("straight horn") is a slender, elongate shell with the middle of the body chamber transversely constricted, and a subcentral orthochoanitic siphuncle
The surface is ornamented by a network of fine lirae
This piece is 8.5" tall and approximately 3 1/2" wide and weighs 2.3 pounds
This is a beautiful piece of art
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Condition is "Used"
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