This our larger size Madagascar Nautilus, weighing about 9 1/2 lbs!
This fossil has most of it's original shell. You can even see some red opalescence! There are also some turitella imprints on the bottom!
How amazing it is to find fossils over millions of years old in such good shape! Gotta love it!
Nautiluses are often confused with Ammonites- but look closely and you'll notice the patterns on the outside are actually very different! When compared next to each other, an ammonite shell is much more elaborite and complex than the beautifully simple nautilus shell.
Approx. 7.5" x 5" x 5.75"; weighs 9 lbs. 9.4 oz.