{"product_id":"ammonite-largest-ammonite-cast-available-anywhere","title":"Ammonite:  Largest Ammonite cast available anywhere","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is the largest Ammonite cast available on the web. From The Jurassic Of The United Kingdom. This is from the Henry Ward collection. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan size=\"3\" style=\"font-size: medium;\"\u003eAmmonite cast replica\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"specs\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e31\" DIAMETER, 11\" THICK\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmmonites giganteus cast replica\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne of the largest Ammonite casts available on the web. From The Jurassic Of The United Kingdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis cast is from the Henry Ward collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCast measures 31 inches in diameter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAmmonites, as they pertain specifically to the order Ammonitida, are an extinct group of marine animals belonging to the cephalopod subclass Ammonoidea. They are excellent index fossils.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe closest living relative of the Ammonitida, is not the modern Nautilus which they somewhat outwardly resemble, but rather the subclass Coleoidea (octopus, squid, and cuttlefish).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan face=\"Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, Sans Serif\" size=\"4\" color=\"#000000\" style=\"color: #000000; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, 'Sans Serif'; font-size: large;\"\u003eTheir fossil shells usually take the form of planispirals, although there were some helically-spiraled and non-spiraled forms (known as \"heteromorphs\"). Their name came from their spiral shape as their fossilized shells somewhat resemble tightly-coiled rams' horns. Pliny the Elder (d. 79 A.D. near Pompeii) called fossils of these animals ammonis cornua (\"horns of Ammon\") because the Egyptian god Ammon (Amun) was typically depicted wearing ram's horns. Often the name of an ammonite genus ends in -ceras, which is Greek for \"horn\" (for instance, Pleuroceras)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan color=\"black\" style=\"color: black;\"\u003eKingdom: Animalia, Phylum: Mollusca, Class: Cephalopoda, Subclass: Ammonoidea, Order: Ammonitida\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan color=\"black\" style=\"color: black;\"\u003eSuborders: Ammonitina, Ancyloceratina, Phylloceratina, Lytoceratina.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan color=\"black\" style=\"color: black;\"\u003ePlease call (314) 556-0650 or\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eemail us\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003efor more pictures or information.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"specs\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BigfootCasts.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54143727829355,"sku":"cob1792496115060","price":152.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0988\/5325\/7579\/files\/ammonite-largest-ammonite-cast-available-anywhere_1.jpg?v=1792496120","url":"https:\/\/lancegrandmall.shop\/products\/ammonite-largest-ammonite-cast-available-anywhere","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}