PAIR LARGE, POLISHED LYTOCERAS AMMONITE FOSSILS. Madagascan, Jurassic period, approximately 208-144 million years old. Measures 22" across. Together, halves weigh 88 lbs. Includes display stands. Estimate $2,000-4,000
PROVENANCE: Private collection, Washington, DC
Stands are included. The fossils are in excellent condition. Ammonites are extinct marine animals of the subclass Ammonoidea in the class Cephalopoda, pylum Mollusca. See examples at the Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C.