ANCYLOCERAS HETEROMORPH AMMONITE

ANCYLOCERAS HETEROMORPH AMMONITE. THIS AMMONITE. FROM THE MESOZOIC ERA, MIDDLE CRETACEOUS, ALBIAN-BARREMIAN STAGE--ABOUT 130 MILLION YEARS AGO. ABOUT 95% OF THESE AMMONITES BREAK WHEN MINED OR ARE BROKEN BY EARTH MOVEMENT.  THIS AMMONITE HAS BEEN PROFESSIONALLY REPAIRED.  IT IS STILL A COMPLETE AND VERY NICE SPECIMEN.  THE AMMONITE FLOATED IN THE SEA WITH THE NARROW END UP AND THE LARGE END DOWN, WHICH WAS THE LIVING CHAMBER AND MANTLE.  IT WAS  MINED, CLEANED AND REPAIRED IN AGADIR, MOROCO. SIZE IS 18 X 9 1/2 X 3 INCHES AND WEIGHS 18.18 POUNDS.