Ammonite Plastic Model Back in Stock!

Our realistic-looking model ammonite is made of sturdy, flexible plastic and painted by hand. It is made in Germany, and the details and quality are excellent. Our ammonite measures 4 1/4 inches from the extended tentacles (complete with sucker feet similar to those of an octopus) to the back of its spiral shell. The plastic is a little like hard rubber - it's somewhat flexible, especially the tentacles, and yet it's very sturdy and will hold up for play, school projects on prehistoric life in the seas, as a collector's item, and for those who enjoy surrounding themselves with replicas of a lost world. Our ammonite comes with an informational tag in English and German describing this and three other extinct or "living fossil" sea animals. Speaking of fossils, if you've ever looked at or purchased a fossil ammonite, this replica is a great way to illustrate what the animal looked like in life. Umm. This ammonite is actually shown upside down. See the triangular piece at the top of the plastic shell? Turn it over, and the ammonite sits on a flat surface with the tentacles coming out at the bottom. I'd re-photograph it today, but it took so long to get the colors right, I'm going to leave the image to your immagination while I put some more exciting animal toys and replicas online! I think it looks friendlier this way up, but that's probably a reflection of my anthropomorphic mind-set! Check out our other extinct animal toys and gifts as well as our extensive collection of sea life and fish.

Ammonite (Ammonoidea). With more than 5,000 species, the ammonites had the most diversity in shape among the cephalopods. Their shells were spiral shaped and resembled a ram's horn. They lived approximately 390 million years ago in the ancient oceans and became extinct at the end of the Cretaceous period 65 million years ago, sharing their destiny with the dinosaurs. Ammonites varied in size from a few centimeters to an imposing three meters in diameter. You can read more about ammonites here.

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