ORTHOCERAS PENDANT

Orthoceras was a ancient mollusk that lived more than 400 million years ago. The name means straight horn, referring to the characteristic long, straight, conical shell. The preserved shell is all that remains of this ancestor of our modern-day squid.pin on top-ready to wear.We have taken a photo of both sides of the pendant even though the fossil is on one side only.

Well polished

Found in Morocco 

WEIGHT:  36.45 CTS APP

SIZE:  44 X 11  X 11  MM APP

The soft body lived in the last open-ended segment at the large end of the conical shell. As the body grew and the housing segment became too small, a dividing wall, called the septa, grew to separate the old “home chamber” from the new one. The differences in the composition of these shell parts allowed for differences in fossilization so the parts can be seen.