Tethys Ocean Shaligram Fossil - SOLD 3.90" Ammonite Shell rockinaboxalcatraz Buried for millions of years

Buried for millions of years

The window was sold during a government surplus auction in the late 1980s as part of the long (and continuing) decommissioning process

If you choose to handle the specimen

98" on the longest edge

it was beautiful and everything was dry by the afternoon

Tethys Ocean Shaligram Fossil - SOLD 3.90" Ammonite Shell rockinaboxalcatraz Buried for millions of yearsThe Tethys Ocean was an ancient sea that emerged out of Pangea in the Triassic period. For millions of years, it was filled with aquatic animals like ammonites, plesiosaurs, and ichthyosaurs. As tectonic plates crashed against each other though, the bedrock of the ocean was lifted thousands of feet above sea level. This brought about the end of the Tethys and created many mountain ranges within Eurasia. This specimen is a 3. 90" fossil ammonite shell