This is a beautiful 925 Silver Ammonite Fossil Pendant necklace from Thailand.The colorful light Tan fossil
was very well set in sterling silver. I am including a nice hand woven cord with a wood clasp from Nepal so it can
be worn right away.
The Ammonites or Ammonoid Cephalopods appeared in the late Silurian
period about 400 million years ago. They became extinct along with the
dinosaurs at the end of the Cretaceous period 65 million years ago.
There name comes from their spiral shape appearing similar to rams
horns. This name can be traced back to the Greeks comparing them to
the Egyptian god of Ammon who is depicted as wearing Rams horns.
They likely ate fish, crustaceans, and other small creatures. They
themselves were preyed upon by large marine reptiles like Mosasaurs
and some shells even bear the teeth marks from such attacks.
Size: 1.3" tall and 1.2" wide ( 3.3cm tall and 3 cm wide ).
Weight .4 oz ( 11.3 )
