1.41" Ammolite

1.41" AmmoliteAn exquisite piece of an ammolite with very vibrant hues of green, orange and red. Ammolite is one of natures true surprises. Found almost exclusively in Alberta, Canada, it forms from the fossilized shells of ancient ammonites that lived millions of years ago. The shell is made of aragonite, the same mineral that gives mother of pearl its shimmer, and when those microscopic layers are preserved just right, they produce ammolites famous flashes of

Finding pieces of tendon in the field are a fairly common find

Era: Eremotherium laurillardi lived primarily during the Late Pleistocene

Rich in mudstones and volcanic ash

Habitat: It inhabits deep waters

A beautiful Bone Valley meg with classic coloration

reflecting the gradual evolutionary trend toward their eventual disappearance in O

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The tree’s growth over the years encapsulated the bullet

or deep chocolate browns—often with glossy enamel and heavily mineralized roots

and acid etched to reveal the full geometric structure

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involving factors like climate change and human activities