Ammonites once ruled the seas with prehistoric nautical dinosaurs, its swirling shell swimming among some of the largest sea creatures in recorded history.
This beautiful gold-plated sterling silver pendant features an ammonite fossil shape mounted on a polished disc. The perfect jewellery gift for a Natural History lover.
- Diameter: 8.00mm
- Length: 56.00cm
- Metal: 925 Sterling Silver
- 14ct yellow gold plate
- Suspended from an 18-inch sterling silver yellow gold plated chain
Ammonites are popular in jewellery due to their pleasing spiral shapes and intriguing links to evolution and natural history. Their geometric symmetry, also known as ‘the golden ratio’, has inspired artists, musicians, architects and designers for generations.
Did you know?
1. Ammonites lived during the periods of Earth history known as the Jurassic and Cretaceous.
2. The Jurassic Period began about 201 million years ago, and the Cretaceous ended about 66 million years ago. The ammonites existed around the same time that dinosaurs walked the Earth.
3. The best place to find ammonite fossils in the UK is along the Jurassic coastline, in particular Lyme Regis, Dorset
4. Ammonite shells are often used as index fossils, meaning they can help date other fossils that are found in the same layer of marine rock.