Orthoceras and ammonite fossil Plates

This listing is for one plate featuring an Orthoceras and ammonite fossil. You will receive one ethically sourced gemstone plate, hand-picked by us. We only buy our supplies (gemstone strands, healing stones, etc.) from family-owned and run vendors. We take pride in helping other family-owned and run businesses like ours. 

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large plate (Orthoceras) 12.5'' x 5.5'' x .75'' 

The long cone-shaped one in the middle is an Orthoceras.
The Nautilus-shaped ones are Ammonites.

Orthoceras were marine animals that lived somewhere between 200 and 400 million years ago. They are an ancestor of the squid. A mass extinction event occurred at some point, and many of them died in a shallow-water area that is now Morocco. Orthoceras not only swam but also crawled along the ocean floor. Their shells fell to the ocean floor when they died. After years of sediment covering them, they fossilized into stone.

To swim, Orthoceras would fill their chambers (septa) with air, then expel it to propel themselves through the water, much like a jet.


Ammonites closely resemble modern squids, octopus, and the chambered nautilus. Ammonites were carnivores. They lived around the same time as Orthoceras. Some are even older than the dinosaurs! They were a predator in the oceans.

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