Description:

Holzmaden Black Shale, Stuttgart, Germany, Jurassic period, ca. 200 million years ago. From the world-renown Black Jurassic oil-bearing shale of Holzmaden, Germany comes this exquisitely preserved MASS DEATH ASSEMBLAGE fossil shale slab featuring several species but predominantly Dactylioceras species ammonites and small clams littered all over the layer. Holzmaden is a highly unique formation famous for producing some of the world's finest Jurassic marine life fossils. Modern quarry efforts have failed to produce many specimens like this that were once found in greater frequency many years ago. If you wish to accent a room with one of nature's most beautiful prehistoric masterpieces, then this fossil would really set off any interior. Note: ship weight 35 lbs. Size: 26.5" L x 15" W (67.3 cm x 38.1 cm)

The layer that this fossil slab is on indicates a catastrophic event that resulted in the death of a large number of ammonites together and at once. The ammonites possess exquisite chamber ridge detail much better than the above photos indicate. The ammonites and clams display an original shell that the fossilization process has naturally replaced with stunning golden pyrite - a feature that is so HIGHLY-prized. This gold tone on the fossil is COMPLETELY GENUINE AND NATURAL formed millions of years ago. This wonderful shale specimen would be truly impressive to display. This beauty has NO RESTORATION OR FABRICATION! This magnificent specimen is not only valuable for its superb fossil quality and preservation but it possesses immense architectural value when used in any interior setting. Much nicer in person than appears above. Some of the largest dinosaurs that ever walked the earth were in existence when this Lytoceras ammonite swam in the ancient seas alongside massive plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs!

Provenance: purchased from a German collection in Florida

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March 31, 2016 8:00 AM MDT
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