Orthoceras Sculptures

The distinctive bullet-like shell of these nautiloids was once divided into gas-filled chambers, which kept the creatures buoyant in the water. They are now fossilised in black limestone and often found in clusters, washed together by the ancient sea currents.

Period: Devonian
Age: approx. 400 million years
Origin: Morocco

Small sculptures measure approx. 7″

Large sculptures measure approx 20″